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Weather in Laplace, Louisiana

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

Laplace, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:06 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
81%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
7:49 PM
Laplace, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
11p
71°
12a
69°
1a
69°
2a
69°
3a
68°
4a
68°
5a
68°
6a
69°
7a
74°
8a
78°
9a
79°
10a
81°
11a
82°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
85°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
77°
8p
74°
9p
73°
10p
L 68°H 85°
Laplace, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Showers
    26%
    84°68°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    12%
    86°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    65%
    90°72°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    59%
    88°71°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    62%
    90°70°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    71%
    88°70°
Laplace, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
149° · veering 20°
Direction
SSE
149°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
17
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 17 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 20° from the sse.
Laplace, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.5
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.99 inHg
Now
1015.5
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Laplace, LA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.3 μg/m³
PM 10
11.6 μg/m³
NO₂
7.4 μg/m³
Ozone
92.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Laplace, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:42 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
13h 42m
Sunset
7:49 PM
Civil dusk
1:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Laplace, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 AM
Moonset
1:10 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Laplace, 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 →

Laplace at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°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.

ZIP codes in Laplace

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.