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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
L 68°H 88°
Fordoche, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    86°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    30%
    86°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    25%
    90°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    60%
    91°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    79%
    90°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    68%
    89°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    75%
    92°70°
Fordoche, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 7 · pk 19 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 42° from the sse.
Fordoche, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.0
-0.4 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.94 inHg
Now
1014.0
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121017
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Fordoche

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.