White Castle, Louisiana Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
White Castle weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Overcast22%—93°75°—
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain26%0.07″89°76°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm60%—94°75°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm43%0.02″95°75°+1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm49%—93°74°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle50%—95°75°+2°
- SundayJul 12Thunderstorm65%—90°74°-5°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 5.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 5.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 29
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- light
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:46 PM
- Moonset
- 12:20 PM
- In sign
- ♈︎ Aries
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
White Castle at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 70788
16-Day Forecast — White Castle
- Mon93°75°22%
- Tue89°76°26%
- Wed94°75°60%
- Thu95°75°43%
- Fri93°74°49%
- Sat95°75°50%
- Sun90°74°65%
- Mon86°75°57%
- Tue97°73°52%
- Wed98°71°42%
- Thu93°72°39%
- Fri83°75°59%
- Sat90°74°48%
- Sun90°75°49%
- Mon90°76°54%
- Tue84°74°59%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — White Castle
SPC includes White Castle in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 White Castle
- 70788