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Weather in Epps, Louisiana

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

Epps, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:56 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
72%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM
Epps, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
10p
65°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
63°
3a
63°
4a
62°
5a
62°
6a
63°
7a
67°
8a
71°
9a
75°
10a
79°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
79°
8p
76°
9p
L 62°H 87°
Epps, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    84°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    29%
    84°66°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    88°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    49%
    90°70°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    67%
    86°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    66%
    75°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    63%
    89°69°
Epps, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
161° · backing 8°
Direction
SSE
161°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
19
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 19 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 8° from the sse.
Epps, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.1
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.1
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091014
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Epps, LA
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.9 μg/m³
PM 10
6.1 μg/m³
NO₂
3.2 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Epps, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:40 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
7:58 PM
Civil dusk
1:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Epps, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 AM
Moonset
1:21 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Epps, 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 →

Epps at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 3 (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 Epps

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.