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Weather in Kinder, Louisiana

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

Kinder, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:15 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
87%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Kinder, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
70°
3a
69°
4a
68°
5a
67°
6a
68°
7a
72°
8a
76°
9a
80°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
85°
5p
85°
6p
81°
7p
78°
8p
75°
9p
74°
10p
72°
11p
L 67°H 87°
Kinder, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    86°72°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    10%
    87°74°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    32%
    89°73°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    85%
    88°72°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    72%
    85°71°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    72%
    89°72°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    73%
    86°72°
Kinder, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°62°77°92°12a6a12p6pnow 73°high 87°low 67°
Kinder, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
147° · veering 5°
Direction
SSE
147°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 9
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 9 · pk 22 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 5° from the sse.
Kinder, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.5
+0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.87 inHg
Now
1011.5
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1010–1015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Kinder, LA
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.7 μg/m³
PM 10
10.1 μg/m³
NO₂
2.3 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Kinder, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:51 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
13h 45m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
1:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kinder, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:33 AM
Moonset
1:20 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Kinder, 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 →

Kinder at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 18 (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.

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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.