Forest, Louisiana Weather
Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Forest weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Light Rain59%0.17″77°73°—
- TuesdayJun 16Foggy41%—84°71°+7°
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast16%—86°72°+2°
- ThursdayJun 18T-storm w/ Hvy Hail55%—89°74°+3°
- FridayJun 19T-storm w/ Hvy Hail64%—87°73°-2°
- SaturdayJun 20Showers35%—84°72°-3°
- SundayJun 21T-storm w/ Hail22%0.06″88°72°+4°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 36 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 36
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 6:06 AM
- Moonset
- 8:25 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Forest at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Forest
- Mon77°73°59%
- Tue84°71°41%
- Wed86°72°16%
- Thu89°74°55%
- Fri87°73°64%
- Sat84°72°35%
- Sun88°72°22%
- Mon91°73°19%
- Tue90°73°19%
- Wed92°75°31%
- Thu94°71°20%
- Fri91°73°33%
- Sat92°73°35%
- Sun91°73°20%
- Mon90°73°19%
- Tue93°74°30%
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 — Forest
SPC has placed Forest 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 Forest
- 71263
- 71242