Bunkie, Louisiana Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bunkie weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Thunderstorm36%0.24″87°76°—
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm38%0.67″87°77°0°
- FridayJun 19T-storm w/ Hvy Hail46%—90°75°+3°
- SaturdayJun 20T-storm w/ Hvy Hail46%—86°76°-4°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm——90°75°+4°
- MondayJun 22Thunderstorm——92°74°+2°
- TuesdayJun 23Thunderstorm15%—91°72°-1°
AQI 20 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.6 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.6 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 8:36 AM
- Moonset
- 10:18 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Heat settles and the rain begins
Bunkie at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Bunkie
- Wed87°76°36%
- Thu87°77°38%
- Fri90°75°46%
- Sat86°76°46%
- Sun90°75°9%
- Mon92°74°5%
- Tue91°72°15%
- Wed89°72°32%
- Thu90°72°21%
- Fri92°72°18%
- Sat91°72°15%
- Sun94°73°27%
- Mon94°74°29%
- Tue94°73°28%
- Wed93°73°42%
- Thu92°72°32%
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 — Bunkie
SPC has placed Bunkie 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 Bunkie
- 71322