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Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Gray, LA
Thursday, June 4 at 4:54 AM
73
°
Drizzle
Feels like
80°
Humidity
93%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Gray, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGray, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 10 AM.
L 73°H 82°
Gray, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Heavy Rain
    68%
    0.67″
    83°72°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Light Rain
    39%
    0.13″
    82°72°-1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    85%
    85°71°+3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    75%
    87°74°+2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    89°74°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    14%
    90°73°+1°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    39%
    92°72°+2°
Gray, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
115° · veering 97°
Direction
ESE
115°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 7
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 7 · pk 23 @ 2:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 268SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 97° from the ese.
Gray, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.0
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 30.03 inHg
Now
1017.0
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161017
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1017.31015.51016.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair air starting to ease — a front may be approaching.
Gray, LA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 39. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
82μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.0 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
calm
Recent rain
4h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Gray, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
23.6mi
UNLIMITED
42 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
04:54 UTC ·Gray, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
04:54 UTC ·Gray, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Gray, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Gray, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Gray, LA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:37 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
1:28 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Gray, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
4:02 AM
Moonset
2:33 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Gray, LA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gray at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 13 (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 4, 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 — Gray

SPC has placed Gray 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.

ZIP codes in Gray

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.