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Harahan, Louisiana Weather

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

Harahan, LA
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:04 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
84%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM
Harahan, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHarahan, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 73°H 82°
Harahan, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Heavy Showers
    74%
    0.84″
    82°73°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    17%
    82°73°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Showers
    77%
    0.82″
    85°73°+3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    77%
    86°74°+1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    59%
    86°73°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    91°72°+5°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    30%
    93°71°+2°
Harahan, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
101° · backing 88°
Direction
E
101°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
21
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 21 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2614SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 88° from the e.
Harahan, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.1
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 30.03 inHg
Now
1017.1
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151018
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1018.31015.01017.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair and building — a clean high settles over the region.
Harahan, LA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 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
5.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
0.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 46

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.8 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Harahan, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
34.7mi
UNLIMITED
41 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 ·Harahan, 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 ·Harahan, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Harahan, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Harahan, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Harahan, LA
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:34 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
7:58 PM
Civil dusk
1:26 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Harahan, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
3:19 AM
Moonset
1:31 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Harahan, LA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Harahan at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 15 (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 3, 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 — Harahan

SPC has placed Harahan 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 Harahan

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.