Ventress, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ventress weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast29%—92°77°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle27%0.02″90°75°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm48%—91°72°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm32%—93°74°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle20%—92°74°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast23%—93°74°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle46%—92°74°-1°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~91%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 5.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ventress at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 70783
16-Day Forecast — Ventress
- Sun92°77°29%
- Mon90°75°27%
- Tue91°72°48%
- Wed93°74°32%
- Thu92°74°20%
- Fri93°74°23%
- Sat92°74°46%
- Sun81°72°51%
- Mon80°71°57%
- Tue89°71°34%
- Wed93°74°25%
- Thu94°75°42%
- Fri93°77°42%
- Sat92°76°42%
- Sun92°76°53%
- Mon94°73°58%
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 — Ventress
SPC has placed Ventress 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 Ventress
- 70783