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Oakdale, Louisiana Weather

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

Oakdale, LA
Saturday, June 13 at 3:32 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
93%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:06 AM
Sunset
3:14 PM
Oakdale, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOakdale, LA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 92°
Oakdale, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 13
    Overcast
    92°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jun 14
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    0.02″
    91°74°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jun 15
    Showers
    85%
    90°73°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Showers
    88%
    0.49″
    76°71°-14°
  5. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Thunderstorm
    39%
    91°70°+15°
  6. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Thunderstorm
    40%
    93°77°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jun 19
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    93°77°
Oakdale, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
210° · veering 64°
Direction
SSW
210°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
13
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 13 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 226SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 64° from the ssw.
Oakdale, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.1
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.86 inHg
Now
1011.1
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101013
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1012.81009.61010.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
Oakdale, LA
Air quality
27
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.66 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
33μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.66 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.66
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Oakdale, LA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.5mi
UNLIMITED
72 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
08:32 UTC · Oakdale, 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
08:32 UTC · Oakdale, LA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Oakdale, LA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Oakdale, LA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Oakdale, LA
Almanac · Saturday, June 13
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
Civil dawn
5:40 AM
Sunrise
1:06 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
3:14 PM
Civil dusk
8:43 PM
Planting note
Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
Oakdale, LA
The moon
Waning Crescent
4% illuminated
Moonrise
4:21 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Oakdale, LA
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Sun climbs to its northern throne

plant
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Oakdale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.

15-Day Forecast — Oakdale

  1. Sat91°74°4%
  2. Sun91°74°43%
  3. Mon90°73°85%
  4. Tue76°71°88%
  5. Wed91°70°39%
  6. Thu93°77°40%
  7. Fri93°77°35%
  8. Sat91°73°24%
  9. Sun90°73°12%
  10. Mon94°75°14%
  11. Tue95°74°17%
  12. Wed98°73°29%
  13. Thu96°74°29%
  14. Fri98°70°32%
  15. Sat96°71°45%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 13, 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 — Oakdale

SPC has placed Oakdale 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 Oakdale

  • 71463

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.