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Weather in Chackbay, Louisiana

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

Chackbay, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
81%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
7:49 PM
Chackbay, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
11p
73°
12a
72°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
69°
4a
69°
5a
67°
6a
68°
7a
74°
8a
76°
9a
79°
10a
81°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
81°
7p
77°
8p
75°
9p
74°
10p
L 67°H 85°
Chackbay, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    82°68°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    29%
    85°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    —
    87°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    65%
    92°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    64%
    91°71°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    64%
    92°70°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    70%
    92°70°
Chackbay, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°64°77°90°12a6a12p6pnow 75°high 85°low 67°
Chackbay, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
128° · veering 28°
Direction
SE
128°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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 6 · pk 17 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 28° from the se.
Chackbay, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.1
-0.4 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.95 inHg
Now
1014.1
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1012–1017
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Chackbay, LA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.0 μg/m³
PM 10
11.4 μg/m³
NO₂
9.0 μg/m³
Ozone
82.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Chackbay, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:44 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
13h 40m
Sunset
7:49 PM
Civil dusk
1:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chackbay, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 AM
Moonset
1:10 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Chackbay, 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 →

Chackbay at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°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.