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Weather in Ball, Louisiana

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

Ball, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
78%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Ball, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
11p
69°
12a
68°
1a
67°
2a
66°
3a
66°
4a
65°
5a
64°
6a
65°
7a
70°
8a
75°
9a
79°
10a
82°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
78°
8p
75°
9p
73°
10p
L 64°H 86°
Ball, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    84°68°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    31%
    85°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    10%
    86°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    41%
    87°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    78%
    88°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    72%
    82°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    70%
    87°69°
Ball, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°60°75°90°12a6a12p6pnow 71°high 86°low 64°
Ball, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
177° · veering 34°
Direction
S
177°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 8
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 8 · pk 17 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 34° from the s.
Ball, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.7
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.73 inHg
Now
1006.7
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1005–1009
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Ball, LA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.9 μg/m³
PM 10
10.3 μg/m³
NO₂
2.8 μg/m³
Ozone
76.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ball, 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 47m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
1:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ball, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 AM
Moonset
1:21 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Ball, 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 →

Ball at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 24 (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.