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
Elton, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°68°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle14%85°72°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers14%87°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle35%88°73°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers83%87°72°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle78%85°71°
- FridayMay 22Overcast70%90°72°
Elton, LA
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Elton, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.