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Weather in Dry Prong, Louisiana

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

Dry Prong, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:48 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
69%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Dry Prong, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
82°
8p
78°
9p
74°
10p
73°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
68°
2a
68°
3a
68°
4a
66°
5a
65°
6a
66°
7a
72°
8a
76°
9a
81°
10a
84°
11a
87°
12p
89°
1p
90°
2p
90°
3p
90°
4p
89°
5p
88°
6p
86°
7p
L 65°H 90°
Dry Prong, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    87°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    87°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    14%
    90°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    43%
    88°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    80%
    89°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    77%
    77°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    64%
    88°69°
Dry Prong, LA
Next 24 hours · Warm now
HOT 90°55°75°95°12a6a12p6pnow 82°high 90°low 65°
Dry Prong, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
165° · backing 21°
Direction
SSE
165°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
26
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 26 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 21° from the sse.
Dry Prong, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.8
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.67 inHg
Now
1004.8
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1004–1008
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Dry Prong, LA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.6 μg/m³
PM 10
10.0 μg/m³
NO₂
1.9 μg/m³
Ozone
88.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Dry Prong, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:47 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
13h 48m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
1:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dry Prong, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 AM
Moonset
1:22 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Dry Prong, 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 →

Dry Prong at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 24 (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.