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Weather in Fenton, Louisiana

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

Fenton, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
81%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Fenton, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
11p
73°
12a
72°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
68°
4a
68°
5a
67°
6a
68°
7a
74°
8a
80°
9a
83°
10a
85°
11a
87°
12p
88°
1p
89°
2p
88°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
76°
9p
74°
10p
L 67°H 89°
Fenton, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    87°68°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    15%
    87°73°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    —
    88°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    90°73°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    83%
    88°72°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    72%
    85°71°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    71%
    90°72°
Fenton, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°60°78°95°12a6a12p6pnow 75°high 89°low 67°
Fenton, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
151° · veering 26°
Direction
SSE
151°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 10
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 10 · pk 27 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 26° from the sse.
Fenton, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.8
-0.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.91 inHg
Now
1012.8
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1011–1016
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Fenton, LA
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.4 μg/m³
PM 10
13.0 μg/m³
NO₂
2.4 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Fenton, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:52 AM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
13h 43m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
1:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fenton, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:33 AM
Moonset
1:20 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Fenton, 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 →

Fenton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 17 (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.