Weather in Forest Hill, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Forest Hill, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:21 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
76%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Forest Hill, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
12a
69°
1a
68°
2a
67°
3a
66°
4a
65°
5a
63°
6a
64°
7a
70°
8a
77°
9a
81°
10a
84°
11a
86°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
88°
4p
88°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
79°
8p
76°
9p
75°
10p
73°
11p
Forest Hill, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Light Drizzle26%86°71°
- MondayMay 18Overcast10%88°75°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers39%89°71°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers82%88°71°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers72%82°70°
- FridayMay 22Overcast72%90°70°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle68%85°70°
Forest Hill, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Forest Hill, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
164° · veering 16°
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
21
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Forest Hill, LA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 73.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Forest Hill, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:48 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
13h 46m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
1:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Forest Hill, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:30 AM
- Moonset
- 1:21 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Forest Hill, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Forest Hill at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 21 (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.