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Elton, Louisiana Weather

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

Elton, LA
Thursday, June 4 at 10:04 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
87%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Elton, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastElton, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 11 AM.
L 70°H 85°
Elton, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Showers
    51%
    0.15″
    81°74°—
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    29%
    0.04″
    86°70°+5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    82%
    —
    87°74°+1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    44%
    —
    87°74°0°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    —
    87°74°0°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    40%
    —
    90°73°+3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Clear
    29%
    —
    90°73°0°
Elton, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°66°78°90°12a6a12pnow 75°high 85°low 70°PRECIP %
Elton, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
117° · veering 78°
Direction
ESE
117°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
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 6 · pk 20 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 195SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 78° from the ese.
Elton, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.2
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.95 inHg
Now
1014.2
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1014–1016
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1016.21014.01014.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Elton, LA
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
→+4 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 36 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
77μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
2.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 36

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h 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).

7-DAY AQI TREND50100THUFRISATSUNMONTUEWEDTHU7-DAY PM2.5 TREND · μg/m³300
Elton, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
32.4mi
UNLIMITED
45 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
22:04 UTC ·Elton, 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
22:04 UTC ·Elton, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Elton, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Elton, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Elton, LA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:42 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
1:38 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Elton, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:13 AM
Moonset
2:39 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Elton, LA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 18 (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 — Elton

SPC has placed Elton 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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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.