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Weather in Ferriday, Louisiana

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

Ferriday, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
71%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
7:56 PM
Ferriday, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
11p
68°
12a
67°
1a
66°
2a
65°
3a
64°
4a
64°
5a
64°
6a
65°
7a
70°
8a
74°
9a
79°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
88°
5p
87°
6p
86°
7p
82°
8p
79°
9p
77°
10p
L 64°H 88°
Ferriday, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    85°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    31%
    85°68°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    16%
    89°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    42%
    88°70°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    69%
    90°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    63%
    87°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    73%
    90°70°
Ferriday, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°55°75°95°12a6a12p6pnow 69°high 88°low 64°
Ferriday, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
143° · backing 10°
Direction
SE
143°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
17
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 17 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 10° from the se.
Ferriday, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.0
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.88 inHg
Now
1012.0
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1011–1015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Ferriday, LA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.1 μg/m³
PM 10
7.5 μg/m³
NO₂
3.4 μg/m³
Ozone
76.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ferriday, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:43 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
13h 48m
Sunset
7:56 PM
Civil dusk
1:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ferriday, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 AM
Moonset
1:18 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Ferriday, 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 →

Ferriday at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 25 (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.