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Downsville, Louisiana Weather

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

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

Downsville, LA
Thursday, June 4 at 9:33 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
89%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Downsville, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDownsville, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 70°H 85°
Downsville, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    85°71°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    87°67°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    61%
    87°70°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    49%
    91°72°+4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    95°72°+4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    18%
    94°75°-1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    95°73°+1°
Downsville, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
090° · veering 18°
Direction
E
090°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
21
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 21 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 155SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 18° from the e.
Downsville, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.1
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.1
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
+1.8
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1011.01008.31010.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Downsville, LA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
8.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
56μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Downsville, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
85%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.0mi
UNLIMITED
69 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
09:33 UTC ·Downsville, 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
09:33 UTC ·Downsville, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Downsville, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Downsville, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Downsville, LA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:35 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
1:43 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Downsville, LA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
4:17 AM
Moonset
2:32 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Downsville, LA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Downsville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 3 (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 — Downsville

SPC has placed Downsville 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 Downsville

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.