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Walker, Louisiana Weather

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

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

Walker, LA
Sunday, July 5 at 7:28 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
88%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:06 AM
Sunset
3:09 PM
Walker, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWalker, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 74°H 92°
Walker, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    32%
    1.4″
    92°74°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    33%
    93°74°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    57%
    93°73°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    94°74°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    23%
    0.05″
    98°74°+4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    26%
    95°74°-3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Drizzle
    43%
    0.02″
    95°73°
Walker, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
148° · backing 133°
Direction
SSE
148°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 18 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 162SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Walker, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.0
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.94 inHg
Now
1014.0
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.51012.11013.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Walker, LA
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 15.4 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
15.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneGood
42μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 15.4 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Walker, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.2mi
UNLIMITED
98 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
12:28 UTC · Walker, 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
12:28 UTC · Walker, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Walker, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Walker, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Walker, LA
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:40 AM
Sunrise
1:06 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
3:09 PM
Civil dusk
8:38 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Walker, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:16 PM
Moonset
11:18 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Walker, LA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Walker at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 70785

16-Day Forecast — Walker

  1. Sun92°74°32%
  2. Mon93°74°33%
  3. Tue93°73°57%
  4. Wed94°74°44%
  5. Thu98°74°23%
  6. Fri95°74°26%
  7. Sat95°73°43%
  8. Sun77°71°61%
  9. Mon81°71°58%
  10. Tue91°70°31%
  11. Wed97°74°31%
  12. Thu96°75°29%
  13. Fri95°75°32%
  14. Sat93°74°44%
  15. Sun92°75°32%
  16. Mon96°73°42%

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 — Walker

SPC has placed Walker 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 Walker

  • 70785

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.