Weather in Fifth Ward, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fifth Ward, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
77%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
Fifth Ward, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
68°
3a
68°
4a
66°
5a
65°
6a
66°
7a
71°
8a
76°
9a
78°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
80°
7p
77°
8p
75°
9p
74°
10p
Fifth Ward, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°68°
- SundayMay 17Overcast27%85°69°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle15%87°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle43%84°70°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle79%87°71°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle71%84°70°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle71%88°71°
Fifth Ward, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Fifth Ward, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
174° · veering 34°
Direction
S
174°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
17
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
Fifth Ward, LA
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 65.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fifth Ward, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:47 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
13h 45m
Sunset
7:57 PM
Civil dusk
1:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fifth Ward, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:28 AM
- Moonset
- 1:19 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fifth Ward, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fifth Ward at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 22 (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.