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Weather in Lacombe, Louisiana

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

Lacombe, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
80%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
7:47 PM
Lacombe, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
11p
69°
12a
66°
1a
66°
2a
65°
3a
64°
4a
64°
5a
63°
6a
64°
7a
71°
8a
77°
9a
80°
10a
82°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
84°
5p
82°
6p
78°
7p
75°
8p
76°
9p
74°
10p
L 63°H 86°
Lacombe, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    83°67°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Showers
    15%
    82°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    10%
    86°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    88°74°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    33%
    88°72°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    52%
    88°72°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    62%
    87°73°
Lacombe, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°55°75°95°12a6a12p6pnow 70°high 86°low 63°
Lacombe, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
133° · backing 13°
Direction
SE
133°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 13° from the se.
Lacombe, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.1
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.98 inHg
Now
1015.1
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1014–1018
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Lacombe, LA
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.6 μg/m³
PM 10
11.5 μg/m³
NO₂
4.8 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lacombe, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:40 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
13h 43m
Sunset
7:47 PM
Civil dusk
1:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lacombe, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 AM
Moonset
1:08 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lacombe, 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 →

Lacombe at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°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.

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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.