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Weather in Center Point, Louisiana

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

Center Point, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:05 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
80%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM
Center Point, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
11p
70°
12a
69°
1a
68°
2a
67°
3a
66°
4a
65°
5a
65°
6a
65°
7a
70°
8a
75°
9a
78°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
83°
6p
81°
7p
77°
8p
75°
9p
74°
10p
L 65°H 85°
Center Point, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    84°68°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    25%
    85°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    13%
    88°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    42%
    85°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    78%
    87°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    70%
    82°70°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    70%
    87°71°
Center Point, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°60°75°90°12a6a12p6pnow 71°high 85°low 65°
Center Point, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
171° · veering 36°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 7 · pk 17 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 36° from the s.
Center Point, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.0
0.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.0
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1008–1013
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Center Point, LA
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.3 μg/m³
PM 10
11.0 μg/m³
NO₂
3.4 μg/m³
Ozone
72.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Center Point, 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 46m
Sunset
7:58 PM
Civil dusk
1:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Center Point, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 AM
Moonset
1:20 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Center Point, 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 →

Center Point at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 23 (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.