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Weather in Grand Point, Louisiana

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Grand Point, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
75%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
7:50 PM
Grand Point, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
11p
73°
12a
72°
1a
70°
2a
70°
3a
70°
4a
69°
5a
68°
6a
69°
7a
75°
8a
78°
9a
80°
10a
82°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
80°
8p
76°
9p
76°
10p
L 68°H 87°
Grand Point, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    34%
    85°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    19%
    89°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    73%
    90°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    64%
    88°71°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    67%
    90°70°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    73%
    88°70°
Grand Point, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
148° · veering 38°
Direction
SSE
148°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 38° from the sse.
Grand Point, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.5
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.99 inHg
Now
1015.5
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Grand Point, LA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.0 μg/m³
PM 10
11.4 μg/m³
NO₂
9.0 μg/m³
Ozone
82.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Grand Point, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:44 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
13h 42m
Sunset
7:50 PM
Civil dusk
1:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Grand Point, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 AM
Moonset
1:11 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Grand Point, 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 →

Grand Point at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 15 (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 Grand Point

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.