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Kaplan, Louisiana Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Kaplan, LA
Thursday, June 4 at 4:18 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
94%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Kaplan, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKaplan, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 49% chance of precipitation at 10 AM.
L 72°H 84°
Kaplan, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Thunderstorm
    53%
    0.34″
    84°72°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    0.01″
    84°72°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    80%
    87°70°+3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    47%
    88°73°+1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    22%
    89°74°+1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    11%
    88°74°-1°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    27%
    90°74°+2°
Kaplan, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
087° · veering 72°
Direction
E
087°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
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 7 · pk 21 @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 247SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 72° from the e.
Kaplan, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.6
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 30.02 inHg
Now
1016.6
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161017
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1017.31015.81016.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair air starting to ease — a front may be approaching.
Kaplan, LA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 32. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~71%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
67μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~71%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Kaplan, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.5mi
UNLIMITED
43 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
04:18 UTC ·Kaplan, 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
04:18 UTC ·Kaplan, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Kaplan, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kaplan, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kaplan, LA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:42 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
1:35 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Kaplan, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
4:10 AM
Moonset
2:38 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Kaplan, LA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kaplan at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°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 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 — Kaplan

SPC has placed Kaplan 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 Kaplan

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.