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Weather in Lucky, Louisiana

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

Lucky, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:06 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
68%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Lucky, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
11p
70°
12a
68°
1a
67°
2a
66°
3a
66°
4a
64°
5a
64°
6a
65°
7a
71°
8a
74°
9a
79°
10a
83°
11a
86°
12p
88°
1p
90°
2p
90°
3p
91°
4p
89°
5p
88°
6p
86°
7p
83°
8p
80°
9p
78°
10p
L 64°H 91°
Lucky, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    87°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    16%
    86°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    13%
    89°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    53%
    92°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    77%
    90°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    62%
    78°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Showers
    64%
    83°69°
Lucky, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°55°78°100°12a6a12p6pnow 71°high 91°low 64°
Lucky, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
162° · backing 9°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
24
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
avg 7 · pk 24 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 9° from the sse.
Lucky, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.0
+0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.65 inHg
Now
1004.0
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1003–1008
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Lucky, 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
Lucky, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:47 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
13h 50m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
1:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lucky, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 AM
Moonset
1:26 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lucky, 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 →

Lucky at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 28 (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.