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Weather in Bastrop, Louisiana

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

Bastrop, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
65%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Bastrop, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
11p
68°
12a
68°
1a
67°
2a
67°
3a
66°
4a
65°
5a
65°
6a
65°
7a
70°
8a
76°
9a
80°
10a
82°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
89°
2p
90°
3p
90°
4p
89°
5p
87°
6p
86°
7p
81°
8p
79°
9p
78°
10p
L 65°H 90°
Bastrop, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    86°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    86°68°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    89°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    50%
    90°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    68%
    85°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    65%
    75°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    62%
    87°68°
Bastrop, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°60°78°95°12a6a12p6pnow 69°high 90°low 65°
Bastrop, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
162° · steady
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the sse.
Bastrop, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.3
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.78 inHg
Now
1008.3
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1008–1013
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Bastrop, LA
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.7 μg/m³
PM 10
7.2 μg/m³
NO₂
5.5 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Bastrop, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:42 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
1:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bastrop, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 AM
Moonset
1:23 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Bastrop, 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 →

Bastrop at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 4 (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.