Westwego, Louisiana Weather
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Westwego weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Heavy Showers59%0.60″83°72°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast20%—81°72°-2°
- FridayJun 5Light Showers69%0.02″86°73°+5°
- SaturdayJun 6Heavy Drizzle74%—87°76°+1°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers52%—87°74°0°
- MondayJun 8Overcast20%—91°75°+4°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast29%—94°77°+3°
Ozone at AQI 53. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 53. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 3.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 6 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.9 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 6h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:19 AM
- Moonset
- 1:31 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Westwego at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 14 (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 3, 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 — Westwego
SPC has placed Westwego 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.