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Weather in Delta, Louisiana

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

Delta, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
76%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
7:55 PM
Delta, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
11p
64°
12a
64°
1a
64°
2a
63°
3a
64°
4a
64°
5a
62°
6a
65°
7a
70°
8a
74°
9a
78°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
89°
6p
86°
7p
81°
8p
79°
9p
78°
10p
L 62°H 89°
Delta, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    86°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    25%
    87°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    17%
    90°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    44%
    91°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    63%
    87°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    65%
    85°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    64%
    91°68°
Delta, LA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
HOT 90°55°75°95°12a6a12p6pnow 65°high 89°low 62°
Delta, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
149° · backing 17°
Direction
SSE
149°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
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 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 17° from the sse.
Delta, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.0
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.85 inHg
Now
1011.0
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-1.7
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.
Delta, LA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.7 μg/m³
PM 10
5.8 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Delta, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:39 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
7:55 PM
Civil dusk
1:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Delta, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 AM
Moonset
1:18 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Delta, 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 →

Delta at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 1 (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.