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Morgan City, Mississippi Weather

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

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

Morgan City, MS
Sunday, July 5 at 2:49 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
89%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:57 AM
Sunset
3:14 PM
Morgan City, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMorgan City, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 75°H 91°
Morgan City, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    20%
    91°75°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    26%
    0.05″
    92°73°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    95°73°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    14%
    95°76°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    11%
    95°75°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    13%
    95°76°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    31%
    96°75°+1°
Morgan City, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
300° · veering 34°
Direction
WNW
300°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 5
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 5 · pk 24 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 142SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Morgan City, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.3
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.3
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101014
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.71009.81011.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Morgan City, MS
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
3.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
39μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Morgan City, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
96%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.1mi
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
07:49 UTC · Morgan City, MS · 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
07:49 UTC · Morgan City, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Morgan City, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Morgan City, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Morgan City, MS
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:29 AM
Sunrise
12:57 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
3:14 PM
Civil dusk
8:44 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Morgan City, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:15 PM
Moonset
11:15 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Morgan City, MS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Morgan City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 38946

15-Day Forecast — Morgan City

  1. Sun91°75°20%
  2. Mon92°73°26%
  3. Tue95°73°25%
  4. Wed95°76°14%
  5. Thu95°75°11%
  6. Fri95°76°13%
  7. Sat96°75°31%
  8. Sun93°72°32%
  9. Mon92°71°19%
  10. Tue97°75°9%
  11. Wed98°70°8%
  12. Thu87°71°16%
  13. Fri89°72°20%
  14. Sat88°72°23%
  15. Sun89°72°26%

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 — Morgan City

SPC has placed Morgan City 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 Morgan City

  • 38946

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.