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Weather in Elton, Louisiana

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

Elton, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:49 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
83%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM
Elton, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
82°
8p
77°
9p
75°
10p
74°
11p
73°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
70°
3a
68°
4a
68°
5a
67°
6a
67°
7a
72°
8a
76°
9a
80°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
83°
6p
80°
7p
L 67°H 87°
Elton, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    84°68°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    14%
    85°72°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    14%
    87°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    35%
    88°73°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    83%
    87°72°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    78%
    85°71°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    70%
    90°72°
Elton, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
163° · veering 21°
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 21° from the sse.
Elton, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.8
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.88 inHg
Now
1011.8
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Elton, LA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.9 μg/m³
PM 10
13.8 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Elton, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:50 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
13h 43m
Sunset
7:58 PM
Civil dusk
1:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elton, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:32 AM
Moonset
1:20 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Elton, 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 →

Elton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 18 (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 Elton

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.