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Gillis, Louisiana Weather

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

Gillis, LA
Friday, June 5 at 8:23 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
89%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Gillis, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGillis, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 1 PM.
L 73°H 86°
Gillis, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    24%
    86°69°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    0.03″
    85°74°-1°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    17%
    90°73°+5°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    16%
    89°73°-1°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    27%
    93°74°+4°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Mostly Clear
    32%
    94°73°+1°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Clear
    34%
    92°72°-2°
Gillis, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
090° · backing 22°
Direction
E
090°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 7 · pk 24 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 224SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 22° from the e.
Gillis, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.1
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.92 inHg
Now
1013.1
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.71012.91013.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Gillis, LA
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
-7 in 6h

AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneModerate
61μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Gillis, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.2mi
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
08:23 UTC ·Gillis, 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
08:23 UTC ·Gillis, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Gillis, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Gillis, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Gillis, LA
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:44 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
1:40 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Gillis, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
4:51 AM
Moonset
3:40 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Gillis, LA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Gillis at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 17 (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 — Gillis

SPC has placed Gillis 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.

ZIP codes in Gillis

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.