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Weather in Baldwin, Louisiana

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Baldwin, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:45 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
69%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
7:53 PM
Baldwin, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
8p
78°
9p
77°
10p
75°
11p
74°
12a
73°
1a
73°
2a
71°
3a
71°
4a
71°
5a
70°
6a
70°
7a
75°
8a
80°
9a
83°
10a
85°
11a
87°
12p
88°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
87°
4p
85°
5p
85°
6p
82°
7p
L 70°H 88°
Baldwin, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    87°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    16%
    87°73°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    —
    88°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    30%
    90°73°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    71%
    90°72°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    59%
    89°71°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    44%
    88°72°
Baldwin, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°66°79°92°12a6a12p6pnow 80°high 88°low 70°
Baldwin, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
157° · veering 32°
Direction
SSE
157°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
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 9 · pk 23 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 32° from the sse.
Baldwin, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.6
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.96 inHg
Now
1014.6
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1014–1018
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Baldwin, LA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.6 μg/m³
PM 10
11.8 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Baldwin, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:47 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
13h 41m
Sunset
7:53 PM
Civil dusk
1:20 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Baldwin, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 AM
Moonset
1:13 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Baldwin, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Baldwin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of May 17, 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.

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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.