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Clinton, Louisiana Weather

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

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

Clinton, LA
Thursday, June 4 at 7:44 AM
72
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
78°
Humidity
92%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Clinton, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastClinton, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 69°H 83°
Clinton, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    83°70°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Rain
    62%
    0.06″
    85°67°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    88%
    81°71°-4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    67%
    84°70°+3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    87°72°+3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    37%
    90°70°+3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    43%
    89°70°-1°
Clinton, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
074° · veering 35°
Direction
ENE
074°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 · pk 20 @ 7:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 215SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 35° from the ene.
Clinton, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.5
+1.4 mb in 3h · rising · 29.81 inHg
Now
1009.5
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091011
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.81009.21010.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Clinton, LA
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
73μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 15

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Clinton, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
53%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.1mi
UNLIMITED
41 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
07:44 UTC ·Clinton, 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
07:44 UTC ·Clinton, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Clinton, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Clinton, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Clinton, LA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:34 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
1:32 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Clinton, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
4:06 AM
Moonset
2:31 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Clinton, LA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Clinton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 20 (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 — Clinton

SPC has placed Clinton 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 Clinton

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.