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Weather in Echo, Louisiana

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

Echo, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:59 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
75%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM
Echo, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
69°
3a
68°
4a
66°
5a
65°
6a
66°
7a
71°
8a
76°
9a
78°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
78°
8p
76°
9p
74°
10p
L 65°H 86°
Echo, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    84°68°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    25%
    85°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    10%
    86°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    41%
    85°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    80%
    87°71°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    71%
    83°70°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    71%
    87°71°
Echo, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°60°75°90°12a6a12p6pnow 72°high 86°low 65°
Echo, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
172° · veering 37°
Direction
S
172°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 37° from the s.
Echo, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.4
+0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 29.87 inHg
Now
1011.4
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1010–1015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Echo, LA
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.3 μg/m³
PM 10
11.0 μg/m³
NO₂
3.4 μg/m³
Ozone
72.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Echo, 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 46m
Sunset
7:58 PM
Civil dusk
1:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Echo, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 AM
Moonset
1:20 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Echo, 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 →

Echo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 22 (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.