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Central, Louisiana Weather

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

Central, LA
Monday, June 15 at 9:15 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
95%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:01 AM
Sunset
3:08 PM
Central, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCentral, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 63% chance of precipitation at 9 AM.
L 74°H 85°
Central, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Thunderstorm
    77%
    4.0″
    85°74°—
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Thunderstorm
    76%
    0.21″
    83°75°-2°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    T-storm w/ Hail
    58%
    0.08″
    85°74°+2°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    T-storm w/ Hvy Hail
    72%
    0.01″
    84°76°-1°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    T-storm w/ Hvy Hail
    68%
    —
    90°76°+6°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    T-storm w/ Hail
    44%
    0.32″
    83°74°-7°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Thunderstorm
    21%
    —
    90°73°+7°
Central, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
72°80°88°6a12p6p12anow 74°high 85°low 74°PRECIP %
Central, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
029° · veering 156°
Direction
NNE
029°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 5 · pk 16 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 165SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 156° from the nne.
Central, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.0
+1.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.97 inHg
Now
1015.0
mb
3h
+1.9
mb
12h
+2.6
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1012–1015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.21012.11015.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair and building — a clean high settles over the region.
Central, LA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
→-2 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.1 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneGood
58μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.4

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.1 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
4h 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).

7-DAY AQI TREND50100MONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUNMON7-DAY PM2.5 TREND · μg/m³300
Central, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
80%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
25.1mi
UNLIMITED
84 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
14:15 UTC · Central, 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
14:15 UTC · Central, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Central, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Central, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Central, LA
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:34 AM
Sunrise
1:01 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
3:08 PM
Civil dusk
8:36 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Central, LA
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
6:12 AM
Moonset
8:16 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Central, LA
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Sun climbs to its northern throne

insect
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Central at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Central

  1. Mon89°75°77%
  2. Tue83°75°76%
  3. Wed85°74°58%
  4. Thu84°76°72%
  5. Fri90°76°68%
  6. Sat83°74°44%
  7. Sun90°73°21%
  8. Mon93°74°15%
  9. Tue89°76°19%
  10. Wed90°73°33%
  11. Thu88°72°29%
  12. Fri91°75°45%
  13. Sat90°74°35%
  14. Sun93°73°42%
  15. Mon94°75°45%
  16. Tue93°75°45%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 15, 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 — Central

SPC has placed Central in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • 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.

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ZIP codes in Central

  • 70770
  • 70791
  • 70714
  • 70739
  • 70819
  • 70818

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.