Varnado, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Varnado weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Showers31%1.3″90°75°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast53%—90°74°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers41%—95°71°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm26%—89°74°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast20%—95°73°+6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast21%—97°74°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast28%—95°74°-2°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 18.3 µg/m³ (AQI 68) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 18.3 µg/m³ (AQI 68) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 11:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Varnado at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Varnado
- Sun90°75°31%
- Mon90°74°53%
- Tue95°71°41%
- Wed89°74°26%
- Thu95°73°20%
- Fri97°74°21%
- Sat95°74°28%
- Sun76°73°53%
- Mon83°73°51%
- Tue94°72°32%
- Wed95°74°24%
- Thu92°74°32%
- Fri87°72°30%
- Sat90°71°32%
- Sun86°72°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Varnado
SPC has placed Varnado in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Varnado
- 70426
- 70467