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Weather in Delacroix, Louisiana

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

Delacroix, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:08 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
85%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
7:45 PM
Delacroix, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
11p
73°
12a
72°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
70°
4a
69°
5a
68°
6a
70°
7a
74°
8a
78°
9a
81°
10a
82°
11a
86°
12p
89°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
88°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
77°
8p
76°
9p
74°
10p
L 68°H 89°
Delacroix, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    84°67°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    10%
    87°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    87°76°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    89°74°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    13%
    88°73°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    42%
    88°72°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    46%
    88°74°
Delacroix, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
151° · veering 8°
Direction
SSE
151°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
16
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 16 @ 7:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 8° from the sse.
Delacroix, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.5
0.0 mb in 3h · falling · 30.02 inHg
Now
1016.5
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Delacroix, LA
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.5 μg/m³
PM 10
12.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
115.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Delacroix, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:40 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
13h 40m
Sunset
7:45 PM
Civil dusk
1:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Delacroix, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 AM
Moonset
1:06 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Delacroix, 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 →

Delacroix at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°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.

ZIP codes in Delacroix

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.