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Dodson, Louisiana Weather

Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Dodson, LA
Monday, June 15 at 2:49 PM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
88°
Humidity
92%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
1:03 AM
Sunset
3:18 PM
Dodson, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDodson, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 88% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 73°H 81°
Dodson, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Heavy Rain
    89%
    1.7″
    78°73°—
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Thunderstorm
    52%
    0.01″
    84°73°+6°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    T-storm w/ Hail
    18%
    —
    84°71°0°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    T-storm w/ Hvy Hail
    54%
    —
    91°73°+7°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    T-storm w/ Hail
    58%
    —
    93°74°+2°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Thunderstorm
    34%
    —
    87°73°-6°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Thunderstorm
    21%
    —
    96°73°+9°
Dodson, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
70°77°84°12p6p12a6anow 77°high 81°low 73°PRECIP %
Dodson, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
187° · backing 83°
Direction
S
187°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 3
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 3 · pk 9 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 144SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 83° from the s.
Dodson, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.0
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.68 inHg
Now
1005.0
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1005–1007
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1007.01004.51005.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Dodson, LA
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
↓-12 in 6h

AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
66μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7

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).

7-DAY AQI TREND50100MONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUNMON7-DAY PM2.5 TREND · μg/m³300
Dodson, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
95%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
32.6mi
UNLIMITED
35 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
19:49 UTC · Dodson, 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
19:49 UTC · Dodson, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Dodson, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dodson, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dodson, LA
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:37 AM
Sunrise
1:03 AM
Daylight
14h 15m
Sunset
3:18 PM
Civil dusk
8:47 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Dodson, LA
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
6:14 AM
Moonset
8:27 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Dodson, LA
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Sun climbs to its northern throne

insect
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dodson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Dodson

  1. Mon78°73°89%
  2. Tue84°72°52%
  3. Wed84°71°18%
  4. Thu91°73°54%
  5. Fri93°74°58%
  6. Sat87°73°34%
  7. Sun96°73°21%
  8. Mon96°72°11%
  9. Tue93°72°13%
  10. Wed94°73°24%
  11. Thu94°73°12%
  12. Fri90°72°26%
  13. Sat96°72°24%
  14. Sun97°73°16%
  15. Mon98°72°20%
  16. Tue98°72°27%

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 — Dodson

SPC has placed Dodson 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.

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ZIP codes in Dodson

  • 71422

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.