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Weather in Covington, Louisiana

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

Covington, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:11 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
83%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
7:49 PM
Covington, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
12a
66°
1a
66°
2a
65°
3a
64°
4a
64°
5a
63°
6a
63°
7a
68°
8a
74°
9a
78°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
83°
6p
79°
7p
77°
8p
75°
9p
74°
10p
73°
11p
L 63°H 85°
Covington, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    19%
    83°67°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    84°73°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    37%
    89°72°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    90°70°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    90°70°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    65%
    89°71°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    71%
    85°72°
Covington, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°55°73°90°12a6a12p6pnow 68°high 85°low 63°
Covington, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
126° · veering 41°
Direction
SE
126°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
16
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 16 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 41° from the se.
Covington, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.5
+1.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.96 inHg
Now
1014.5
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1013–1018
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Covington, LA
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.7 μg/m³
PM 10
11.6 μg/m³
NO₂
4.6 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Covington, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:40 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
13h 45m
Sunset
7:49 PM
Civil dusk
1:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Covington, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 AM
Moonset
1:09 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Covington, 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 →

Covington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 18 (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.