Folsom, Louisiana Weather
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Folsom weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——83°70°—
- FridayJun 5Drizzle42%0.04″81°66°-2°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Showers90%0.01″81°73°0°
- SundayJun 7Heavy Drizzle72%—89°72°+8°
- MondayJun 8Overcast23%—87°72°-2°
- TuesdayJun 9Clear23%—93°67°+6°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle37%—93°69°0°
Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Levels should ease through evening.
AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 500 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 500
- UV peak
- 5.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 500
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 4:02 AM
- Moonset
- 2:28 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Folsom at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 83°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 19 (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 — Folsom
SPC has placed Folsom 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.