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Vivian, Louisiana Weather

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

Vivian, LA
Friday, June 5 at 1:37 AM
75
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
82°
Humidity
86%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Vivian, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastVivian, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 70°H 88°
Vivian, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Showers
    45%
    0.06″
    81°73°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    88°70°+7°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    41%
    89°72°+1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    91°72°+2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    18%
    95°72°+4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Clear
    10%
    96°71°+1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    97°72°+1°
Vivian, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
186° · veering 51°
Direction
S
186°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
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 6 · pk 23 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 175SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 51° from the s.
Vivian, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.4
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.72 inHg
Now
1006.4
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.61006.21006.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Vivian, LA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
9.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Vivian, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
71%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.3mi
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
01:37 UTC ·Vivian, 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
01:37 UTC ·Vivian, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Vivian, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Vivian, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Vivian, LA
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:41 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
14h 13m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
1:50 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Vivian, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
4:59 AM
Moonset
3:39 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Vivian, LA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Vivian at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 4 (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 5, 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 — Vivian

SPC has placed Vivian 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 Vivian

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.