West Monroe, Louisiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Monroe weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast20%—91°71°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle36%—93°74°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers36%—90°70°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers16%—89°73°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle——93°72°+4°
- FridayJul 10Clear——96°75°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast22%—96°74°0°
AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 31 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.93 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
West Monroe at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 71291, 71292
15-Day Forecast — West Monroe
- Sun91°71°20%
- Mon93°74°36%
- Tue90°70°36%
- Wed89°73°16%
- Thu93°72°5%
- Fri96°75°7%
- Sat96°74°22%
- Sun87°73°30%
- Mon77°71°17%
- Tue85°71°14%
- Wed91°72°11%
- Thu92°77°23%
- Fri92°74°19%
- Sat96°74°23%
- Sun95°73°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 — West Monroe
SPC has placed West Monroe in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 West Monroe
- 71291
- 71292
- 71294