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Vidalia, Louisiana Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Vidalia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Vidalia, LA
Sunday, July 5 at 10:10 AM
75
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
78°
Humidity
85%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:06 AM
Sunset
3:14 PM
Vidalia, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastVidalia, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 28% chance of precipitation at 10 AM.
L 75°H 89°
Vidalia, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Rain
    28%
    0.15″
    89°74°—
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    18%
    —
    91°76°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    53%
    —
    92°71°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    28%
    —
    88°73°-4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    —
    —
    94°73°+6°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    10%
    —
    95°74°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    28%
    —
    96°74°+1°
Vidalia, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°72°82°92°6a12p6p12anow 75°high 89°low 75°PRECIP %
Vidalia, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
111° · veering 103°
Direction
ESE
111°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 26 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 176SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 103° from the ese.
Vidalia, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.8
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.91 inHg
Now
1012.8
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1012–1016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.61011.91012.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Vidalia, LA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
→0 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.7 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~69%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
6.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 20

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h 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).

7-DAY AQI TREND50100SUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUN7-DAY PM2.5 TREND · μg/m³300
Vidalia, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
86%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
32.6mi
UNLIMITED
66 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
15:10 UTC · Vidalia, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
15:10 UTC · Vidalia, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Vidalia, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Vidalia, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Vidalia, LA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:39 AM
Sunrise
1:06 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
3:14 PM
Civil dusk
8:43 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Vidalia, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 PM
Moonset
11:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Vidalia, LA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Vidalia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 71373

16-Day Forecast — Vidalia

  1. Sun90°74°28%
  2. Mon91°76°18%
  3. Tue92°71°53%
  4. Wed88°73°28%
  5. Thu94°73°8%
  6. Fri95°74°10%
  7. Sat96°74°28%
  8. Sun84°71°36%
  9. Mon90°70°37%
  10. Tue94°73°14%
  11. Wed99°74°11%
  12. Thu98°75°17%
  13. Fri97°73°23%
  14. Sat97°77°36%
  15. Sun95°79°39%
  16. Mon96°75°35%

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 — Vidalia

SPC has placed Vidalia 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.

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ZIP codes in Vidalia

  • 71373

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.