Walker, Louisiana Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Walker weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Thunderstorm75%0.51″87°74°—
- TuesdayJun 16Thunderstorm66%2.0″83°74°-4°
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm51%—86°75°+3°
- ThursdayJun 18T-storm w/ Hvy Hail77%0.55″83°74°-3°
- FridayJun 19T-storm w/ Hvy Hail72%—90°75°+7°
- SaturdayJun 20Thunderstorm41%—89°75°-1°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm18%—92°74°+3°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- light
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 7:21 AM
- Moonset
- 9:17 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Walker at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Walker
- Mon87°74°75%
- Tue83°74°66%
- Wed86°75°51%
- Thu83°74°77%
- Fri90°75°72%
- Sat89°75°41%
- Sun92°74°18%
- Mon93°73°9%
- Tue94°73°17%
- Wed93°74°20%
- Thu95°73°32%
- Fri95°73°47%
- Sat95°74°32%
- Sun94°74°39%
- Mon94°73°39%
- Tue97°73°45%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Walker
SPC has placed Walker in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Walker
- 70785