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Weather in Coushatta, Louisiana

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

Coushatta, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:12 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
78%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Coushatta, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
68°
3a
67°
4a
66°
5a
65°
6a
66°
7a
70°
8a
74°
9a
80°
10a
83°
11a
86°
12p
88°
1p
90°
2p
90°
3p
90°
4p
90°
5p
88°
6p
86°
7p
82°
8p
80°
9p
77°
10p
75°
11p
L 65°H 90°
Coushatta, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    18%
    88°70°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    91°75°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    57%
    93°67°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    74%
    89°67°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    63%
    81°67°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    65%
    82°69°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    77°69°
Coushatta, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
173° · veering 83°
Direction
S
173°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
25
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 25 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 83° from the s.
Coushatta, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.1
+0.9 mb in 3h · steady · 29.74 inHg
Now
1007.1
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061011
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Coushatta, LA
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.3 μg/m³
PM 10
12.4 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
77.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Coushatta, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:49 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
1:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Coushatta, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:30 AM
Moonset
1:27 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Coushatta, 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 →

Coushatta at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 27 (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.

ZIP codes in Coushatta

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.