Weather in Fort Jesup, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Jesup, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:11 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
81%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Fort Jesup, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
68°
3a
67°
4a
66°
5a
64°
6a
65°
7a
70°
8a
74°
9a
78°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
88°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
80°
8p
77°
9p
75°
10p
Fort Jesup, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°67°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle12%86°70°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle11%88°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers47%92°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers79%90°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers65%83°67°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle69%89°69°
Fort Jesup, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Fort Jesup, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
163° · veering 14°
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 7
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
Fort Jesup, LA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fort Jesup, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:51 AM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
13h 47m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
1:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Jesup, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:32 AM
- Moonset
- 1:26 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fort Jesup, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fort Jesup 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.