Weather in Hester, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hester, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:01 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
80%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
7:50 PM
Hester, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
11p
74°
12a
72°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
71°
4a
70°
5a
68°
6a
69°
7a
74°
8a
77°
9a
79°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
76°
9p
75°
10p
Hester, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°69°
- SundayMay 17Overcast35%84°69°
- MondayMay 18Overcast17%89°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle73%91°72°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle65%89°71°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast67%90°70°
- FridayMay 22Overcast73%90°70°
Hester, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Hester, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
142° · veering 37°
Direction
SE
142°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
16
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Hester, 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
Hester, 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.
Hester, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:25 AM
- Moonset
- 1:11 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Hester, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Hester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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.