Weather in Elmwood, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elmwood, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:50 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
74%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
7:47 PM
Elmwood, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
8p
79°
9p
76°
10p
74°
11p
72°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
68°
4a
68°
5a
68°
6a
69°
7a
74°
8a
78°
9a
80°
10a
82°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
85°
5p
83°
6p
80°
7p
Elmwood, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°69°
- SundayMay 17Overcast18%85°69°
- MondayMay 18Overcast18%90°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle37%91°73°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast45%91°72°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast60%92°71°
- FridayMay 22Overcast64%90°72°
Elmwood, LA
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Elmwood, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
158° · veering 8°
Direction
SSE
158°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Elmwood, LA
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 108.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Elmwood, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:42 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
13h 41m
Sunset
7:47 PM
Civil dusk
1:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elmwood, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:23 AM
- Moonset
- 1:08 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Elmwood, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Elmwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 15 (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.