Jackson, Louisiana Weather
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Jackson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Thunderstorm81%7.1″86°74°—
- TuesdayJun 16Thunderstorm75%0.06″82°74°-4°
- WednesdayJun 17T-storm w/ Hvy Hail60%0.14″84°73°+2°
- ThursdayJun 18T-storm w/ Hvy Hail73%0.21″83°75°-1°
- FridayJun 19T-storm w/ Hvy Hail69%—84°76°+1°
- SaturdayJun 20T-storm w/ Hail43%0.02″81°72°-3°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm18%—87°72°+6°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 5 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.1 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 5 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.1 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 5h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 6:12 AM
- Moonset
- 8:17 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Jackson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Jackson
- Mon86°74°81%
- Tue82°74°75%
- Wed84°73°60%
- Thu83°75°73%
- Fri84°76°69%
- Sat81°72°43%
- Sun87°72°18%
- Mon90°72°16%
- Tue90°73°18%
- Wed86°70°28%
- Thu86°69°30%
- Fri89°72°45%
- Sat88°72°46%
- Sun90°73°39%
- Mon86°75°45%
- Tue90°72°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Jackson
SPC has placed Jackson 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 Jackson
- 70748