Fordoche, Louisiana Weather
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Fordoche weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Light Drizzle37%0.02″83°72°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast30%—87°69°+4°
- SaturdayJun 6Heavy Showers93%0.47″83°73°-4°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers62%—86°73°+3°
- MondayJun 8Overcast40%—88°72°+2°
- TuesdayJun 9Partly Cloudy30%—91°68°+3°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast29%—92°70°+1°
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~81%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- light
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:46 AM
- Moonset
- 3:33 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Fordoche at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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 5, 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 — Fordoche
SPC has placed Fordoche 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.