Weather in Jamestown, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Jamestown, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:06 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
68%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Jamestown, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
67°
3a
67°
4a
65°
5a
65°
6a
65°
7a
71°
8a
75°
9a
80°
10a
84°
11a
86°
12p
88°
1p
90°
2p
91°
3p
91°
4p
89°
5p
88°
6p
86°
7p
83°
8p
82°
9p
80°
10p
Jamestown, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—88°69°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm13%85°70°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle16%89°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers51%93°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers76%90°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle62%77°67°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle63%82°69°
Jamestown, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Jamestown, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
160° · backing 24°
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
25
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
Jamestown, LA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 79.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Jamestown, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:48 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
1:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Jamestown, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:29 AM
- Moonset
- 1:27 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Jamestown, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Jamestown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 1 (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.