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Downsville, Louisiana Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Downsville, LA
Thursday, June 4 at 12:48 AM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
89°
Humidity
76%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Downsville, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDownsville, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 85°
Downsville, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    0.01″
    86°71°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    85°72°-1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    87°66°+2°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    45%
    84°72°-3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    93°72°+9°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    41%
    96°72°+3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    27%
    93°72°-3°
Downsville, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
115° · veering 45°
Direction
ESE
115°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
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 6 · pk 16 @ 7:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 178SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 45° from the ese.
Downsville, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.4
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.78 inHg
Now
1008.4
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
+0.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.91008.21009.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Downsville, LA
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
+15 in 6h

PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Downsville, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
47.9mi
UNLIMITED
69 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
00:48 UTC ·Downsville, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
00:48 UTC ·Downsville, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Downsville, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Downsville, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Downsville, LA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:35 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
1:42 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Downsville, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
4:17 AM
Moonset
2:32 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Downsville, LA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Downsville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 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 — Downsville

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Downsville

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.