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Weather in Cottonport, Louisiana

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

Cottonport, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:50 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
70%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
Cottonport, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
8p
77°
9p
74°
10p
73°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
69°
3a
68°
4a
66°
5a
65°
6a
66°
7a
71°
8a
75°
9a
79°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
87°
6p
84°
7p
L 65°H 89°
Cottonport, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    87°67°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    85°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    17%
    87°72°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    50%
    85°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    79%
    87°71°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    76%
    84°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    71%
    88°71°
Cottonport, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°60°78°95°12a6a12p6pnow 80°high 89°low 65°
Cottonport, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
183° · backing 6°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
16
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 16 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 6° from the s.
Cottonport, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.7
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.88 inHg
Now
1011.7
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1011–1015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Cottonport, LA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.1 μg/m³
PM 10
9.5 μg/m³
NO₂
2.3 μg/m³
Ozone
76.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Cottonport, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:47 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
13h 46m
Sunset
7:57 PM
Civil dusk
1:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cottonport, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 AM
Moonset
1:19 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Cottonport, 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 →

Cottonport at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 21 (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.