Weather in Henderson, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Henderson, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:08 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
73%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
7:54 PM
Henderson, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
11p
74°
12a
73°
1a
72°
2a
71°
3a
71°
4a
70°
5a
69°
6a
70°
7a
74°
8a
77°
9a
80°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
77°
9p
75°
10p
Henderson, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°70°
- SundayMay 17Overcast21%87°71°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—89°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle43%89°72°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle78%88°71°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle62%88°70°
- FridayMay 22Overcast68%88°71°
Henderson, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Henderson, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
145° · backing 13°
Direction
SE
145°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Henderson, LA
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 74.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Henderson, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:47 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
13h 42m
Sunset
7:54 PM
Civil dusk
1:22 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Henderson, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:29 AM
- Moonset
- 1:16 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Henderson, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Henderson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 17 (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.