Louisiana, Missouri Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Louisiana weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast17%—92°74°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle21%0.07″83°72°-9°
- MondayJul 6Overcast16%—83°67°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——86°64°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——91°65°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle39%—86°72°-5°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle40%—90°71°+4°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.7 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 34 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 5.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 34
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 10:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Louisiana at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 63353
16-Day Forecast — Louisiana
- Sat92°74°17%
- Sun83°72°21%
- Mon83°67°16%
- Tue86°64°3%
- Wed91°65°5%
- Thu86°72°39%
- Fri90°71°40%
- Sat78°64°23%
- Sun80°60°6%
- Mon81°59°5%
- Tue80°58°10%
- Wed87°58°13%
- Thu90°66°16%
- Fri92°67°23%
- Sat80°70°13%
- Sun79°65°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Louisiana
SPC has placed Louisiana 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 Louisiana
- 63353