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Shongaloo, Louisiana Weather

Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 86 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Shongaloo, LA
Saturday, June 13 at 3:43 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
85%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:04 AM
Sunset
3:22 PM
Shongaloo, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastShongaloo, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 96°
Shongaloo, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 13
    Overcast
    96°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jun 14
    Rain
    75%
    0.17″
    94°74°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jun 15
    Heavy Showers
    85%
    2.5″
    77°65°-17°
  4. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    0.03″
    83°65°+6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Thunderstorm
    91°72°+8°
  6. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    98°78°+7°
  7. Friday
    Jun 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    35%
    0.02″
    81°71°-17°
Shongaloo, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
167° · backing 29°
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 20 @ 4:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 264SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 29° from the sse.
Shongaloo, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.1
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.68 inHg
Now
1005.1
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
+0.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031007
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1007.11003.31004.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Shongaloo, LA
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
-7 in 6h

AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
6.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
49μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Shongaloo, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.6mi
UNLIMITED
52 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
08:43 UTC · Shongaloo, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
08:43 UTC · Shongaloo, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Shongaloo, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Shongaloo, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Shongaloo, LA
Almanac · Saturday, June 13
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Civil dawn
5:36 AM
Sunrise
1:04 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
3:22 PM
Civil dusk
8:52 PM
Planting note
Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
Shongaloo, LA
The moon
Waning Crescent
4% illuminated
Moonrise
4:18 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Shongaloo, LA
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Sun climbs to its northern throne

plant
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Shongaloo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.

15-Day Forecast — Shongaloo

  1. Sat96°74°6%
  2. Sun94°74°75%
  3. Mon77°65°85%
  4. Tue83°65°22%
  5. Wed91°72°4%
  6. Thu98°78°16%
  7. Fri81°71°35%
  8. Sat76°69°31%
  9. Sun90°69°17%
  10. Mon91°74°15%
  11. Tue95°71°13%
  12. Wed99°75°39%
  13. Thu97°74°19%
  14. Fri97°69°17%
  15. Sat90°70°23%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 13, 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 — Shongaloo

SPC has placed Shongaloo in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Shongaloo

  • 71072

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.