Zachary, Louisiana Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Zachary weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Thunderstorm27%—88°75°—
- ThursdayJun 18T-storm w/ Hail68%0.80″88°74°0°
- FridayJun 19T-storm w/ Hvy Hail49%—93°77°+5°
- SaturdayJun 20T-storm w/ Hail49%—91°76°-2°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm12%—91°75°0°
- MondayJun 22Thunderstorm——92°76°+1°
- TuesdayJun 23Thunderstorm14%—93°75°+1°
AQI 23 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 8:32 AM
- Moonset
- 10:13 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Heat settles and the rain begins
Zachary at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 84°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Zachary
- Wed88°75°27%
- Thu88°74°68%
- Fri93°77°49%
- Sat91°76°49%
- Sun91°75°12%
- Mon92°76°5%
- Tue93°75°14%
- Wed91°72°30%
- Thu89°72°23%
- Fri90°73°24%
- Sat92°73°20%
- Sun93°74°52%
- Mon91°75°36%
- Tue89°74°47%
- Wed90°74°37%
- Thu91°74°54%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Zachary
SPC has placed Zachary in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal 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 Zachary
- 70791