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Morgan City, Louisiana Weather

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

Morgan City, LA
Monday, June 15 at 1:26 PM
92
°
Thunderstorm
Feels like
101°
Humidity
59%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:04 AM
Sunset
3:06 PM
Morgan City, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMorgan City, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 40% chance of precipitation at 11 AM.
L 77°H 91°
Morgan City, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    91°80°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Thunderstorm
    40%
    0.31″
    85°77°-6°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    T-storm w/ Hvy Hail
    58%
    0.71″
    80°74°-5°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    T-storm w/ Hvy Hail
    61%
    89°77°+9°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    T-storm w/ Hail
    42%
    91°77°+2°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Thunderstorm
    31%
    91°77°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    90°76°-1°
Morgan City, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
206° · veering 12°
Direction
SSW
206°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
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 5 · pk 15
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2613SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 12° from the ssw.
Morgan City, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.2
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.95 inHg
Now
1014.2
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141017
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1017.01014.31014.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
Morgan City, LA
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51), ratio 0.63 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneGood
54μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51), ratio 0.63 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.63
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Morgan City, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
59%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
63.0mi
UNLIMITED
62 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
18:26 UTC · Morgan City, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
18:26 UTC · Morgan City, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Morgan City, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Morgan City, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Morgan City, LA
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:38 AM
Sunrise
1:04 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
3:06 PM
Civil dusk
8:35 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Morgan City, LA
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
6:15 AM
Moonset
8:14 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Morgan City, LA
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Sun climbs to its northern throne

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Morgan City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Morgan City

  1. Mon91°80°15%
  2. Tue85°77°40%
  3. Wed80°74°58%
  4. Thu89°77°61%
  5. Fri91°77°42%
  6. Sat91°77°31%
  7. Sun90°76°15%
  8. Mon92°76°3%
  9. Tue92°75°17%
  10. Wed94°76°35%
  11. Thu95°75°33%
  12. Fri94°74°53%
  13. Sat94°75°39%
  14. Sun92°76°61%
  15. Mon94°76°42%
  16. Tue96°74°42%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 15, 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 — Morgan City

SPC has placed Morgan City in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Morgan City

  • 70380
  • 70381

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.