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Bourg, Louisiana Weather

Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Bourg, LA
Wednesday, June 17 at 2:43 AM
78
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
87°
Humidity
92%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:02 AM
Sunset
3:04 PM
Bourg, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBourg, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 49% chance of precipitation at 2 AM.
L 77°H 86°
Bourg, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 17
    Thunderstorm
    49%
    0.33″
    86°77°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Thunderstorm
    43%
    0.04″
    89°80°+3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 19
    Thunderstorm
    36%
    93°78°+4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 20
    T-storm w/ Hvy Hail
    25%
    90°76°-3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Thunderstorm
    92°76°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 22
    Thunderstorm
    94°76°+2°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 23
    T-storm w/ Hail
    16%
    94°76°
Bourg, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
133° · backing 18°
Direction
SE
133°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 7 · pk 23 @ 9:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3015SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Bourg, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.1
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.86 inHg
Now
1011.1
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101013
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.11010.01011.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
Bourg, LA
Air quality
24
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.4 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
39μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.4 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.68
Wind
calm
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Bourg, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
94%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.5mi
UNLIMITED
54 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
07:43 UTC · Bourg, 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
07:43 UTC · Bourg, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bourg, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bourg, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bourg, LA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 17
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:36 AM
Sunrise
1:02 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
3:04 PM
Civil dusk
8:33 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Bourg, LA
The moon
Waxing Crescent
7% illuminated
Moonrise
8:33 AM
Moonset
10:08 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Bourg, LA
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Heat settles and the rain begins

bird
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bourg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

15-Day Forecast — Bourg

  1. Wed87°77°49%
  2. Thu89°80°43%
  3. Fri93°78°36%
  4. Sat90°76°25%
  5. Sun92°76°4%
  6. Mon94°76°2%
  7. Tue94°76°16%
  8. Wed91°75°28%
  9. Thu95°76°26%
  10. Fri93°76°24%
  11. Sat93°77°26%
  12. Sun88°75°39%
  13. Mon88°72°45%
  14. Tue80°74°35%
  15. Wed76°72°42%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 17, 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 — Bourg

SPC has placed Bourg 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 Bourg

  • 70343

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.