Shreveport, Louisiana Weather
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Shreveport weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 1:40 AM CDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Overcast14%—97°76°—
- TuesdaySep 22Overcast——98°77°+1°
- WednesdaySep 23Overcast——95°75°-3°
- ThursdaySep 24Overcast——93°72°-2°
- FridaySep 25Overcast——95°72°+2°
- SaturdaySep 26Overcast——98°76°+3°
- SundaySep 27Heavy Showers—0.38″98°70°0°
Air quality now AQI 46 · Good
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 4:29 PM
- Moonset
- 2:00 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Thunder quiets the land
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Shreveport at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 87°F (high 97°F, low 76°F), 11°F above the 76°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: March 9 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 5 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots; harvest beans, summer squash, winter squash
15-Day Forecast — Shreveport
- Mon97°76°14%
- Tue98°77°6%
- Wed95°75°2%
- Thu93°72°0%
- Fri95°72°0%
- Sat98°76°0%
- Sun98°70°4%
- Mon89°69°10%
- Tue87°72°35%
- Wed89°70°28%
- Thu92°71°9%
- Fri93°71°10%
- Sat95°72°14%
- Sun95°75°17%
- Mon94°75°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Shreveport
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Right now in the garden
Late season
As of September 21, the first frost (around November 18) is about 8 weeks away. Frost-tender plants keep producing until then. This city's planting calendar for September: plant beans, squash, fall brassicas, and carrots; harvest beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Shreveport
SPC includes Shreveport in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- 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.
Sun & seasons in Shreveport
Shreveport sits in Caddo County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 17m of daylight and its shortest just 10h 1m — a swing of +4h 16m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
New Orleans, the state’s largest city, lies about 282 miles to the SE. The nearest town Shreveport tracks is Lake Charles, roughly 160 miles to the SSE.
Air quality in Shreveport
Air quality in Shreveport’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 36). See the full air-quality history for Shreveport.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| February | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | spinach, radishes |
| April | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| May | squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| June | squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, summer squash, winter squash |
| August | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | summer squash, winter squash |
| September | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| November | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| December | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
August is Shreveport's warmest stretch (~84°F) and January its coldest (~48°F); precipitation crests in April at 5.2 inches and ebbs in August to 2.9 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 4.4″ | 6 |
| February | 52° | 4.3″ | 6 |
| March | 59° | 4.9″ | 7 |
| April | 66° | 5.2″ | 5 |
| May | 74° | 4.5″ | 6 |
| June | 81° | 4.8″ | 6 |
| July | 84° | 3.5″ | 5 |
| August | 84° | 2.9″ | 4 |
| September | 78° | 3.5″ | 4 |
| October | 67° | 4.6″ | 5 |
| November | 57° | 4.0″ | 6 |
| December | 50° | 4.9″ | 6 |
Regional context
Similar climates Lakeview, LA, Bossier City, LA, Greenwood, LA
Per NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Shreveport runs from a 48°F January mean to 84°F in July, a 36°F seasonal spread, with near 51.4 inches of precipitation across about 66 wet days.
Shreveport's precipitation spreads evenly across the seasons: April peaks at 5.2 inches on 5.3 wet days, while August holds 2.9 inches over 4.1 — no season dominates Shreveport's rain calendar. That lines Shreveport up with places like Lakeview, LA, Bossier City, LA and Greenwood, LA, fed by overlapping storm tracks.
Shreveport reaches its last hard frost near March 9; that is the cue for lettuce, chard, arugula, and mustard greens. Heat-demanding starts go out a fortnight on in Shreveport, after the soil warms and cold snaps clear. The season ends by November 18 in Shreveport, once hard frosts set back in. Open lawns in Shreveport whiten first when frost returns.
Similar climates: Lakeview, LA, Bossier City, LA, Greenwood, LA, Blanchard, LA, Red Chute, LA.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Shreveport?
- Frost typically leaves Shreveport by March 9 and returns to Shreveport near November 18.
- What is the rainy season in Shreveport?
- April is the wettest month in Shreveport, about 5.2 inches on average; the year totals roughly 51 inches.
- What is the warmest month in Shreveport?
- On average August tops the year in Shreveport at about 84°F.
- What is the coldest month in Shreveport?
- The coldest stretch in Shreveport falls in January, around 48°F on average.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Shreveport?
- Around March 9, start frost-hardy crops in Shreveport; tomatoes and basil belong a fortnight later.
- How many rainy days does Shreveport get?
- Shreveport records around 66 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Shreveport?
- Because Shreveport bottoms near 48°F in January, that winter low sets Shreveport's USDA zone — verify by ZIP.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Shreveport?
- Shreveport's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Shreveport?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Shreveport in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Shreveport?
- Current conditions for Shreveport and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Shreveport forecast updated?
- The Shreveport forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Shreveport?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Shreveport are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Shreveport?
- The next few days in Shreveport's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Shreveport sits at 32.5°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
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