Weather in Fordoche, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fordoche, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:10 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
75%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
7:54 PM
Fordoche, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
11p
73°
12a
72°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
70°
4a
69°
5a
68°
6a
69°
7a
73°
8a
77°
9a
79°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
83°
7p
79°
8p
77°
9p
75°
10p
Fordoche, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°70°
- SundayMay 17Overcast30%86°70°
- MondayMay 18Overcast25%90°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers60%91°71°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle79%90°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle68%89°69°
- FridayMay 22Overcast75%92°70°
Fordoche, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Fordoche, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
159° · veering 42°
Direction
SSE
159°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
19
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
Fordoche, LA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 71.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fordoche, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:46 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
13h 43m
Sunset
7:54 PM
Civil dusk
1:22 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fordoche, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:27 AM
- Moonset
- 1:16 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fordoche, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fordoche at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 19 (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.