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Weather in Gray, Louisiana

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

Gray, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:02 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
83%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
7:50 PM
Gray, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
12a
72°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
70°
4a
69°
5a
69°
6a
68°
7a
73°
8a
76°
9a
79°
10a
81°
11a
82°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
84°
3p
84°
4p
83°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
76°
8p
74°
9p
73°
10p
72°
11p
L 68°H 84°
Gray, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    20%
    83°71°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    85°74°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    44%
    90°73°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    59%
    92°72°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    55%
    91°71°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    62%
    90°72°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    89°72°
Gray, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
125° · veering 49°
Direction
SE
125°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
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 6 · pk 18 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 49° from the se.
Gray, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.9
+0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.97 inHg
Now
1014.9
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131018
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Gray, LA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.4 μg/m³
PM 10
11.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
93.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Gray, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:45 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
13h 42m
Sunset
7:50 PM
Civil dusk
1:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gray, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 AM
Moonset
1:10 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Gray, 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 →

Gray at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 13 (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 Gray

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.