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Weather in Mamou, Louisiana

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

Mamou, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:46 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
79%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
Mamou, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
8p
76°
9p
76°
10p
72°
11p
72°
12a
71°
1a
69°
2a
69°
3a
68°
4a
67°
5a
66°
6a
66°
7a
71°
8a
76°
9a
79°
10a
83°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
85°
6p
82°
7p
L 66°H 88°
Mamou, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    86°67°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    27%
    85°71°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    87°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    42%
    88°72°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    84%
    87°72°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    77%
    84°71°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    71%
    89°72°
Mamou, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°60°78°95°12a6a12p6pnow 79°high 88°low 66°
Mamou, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
170° · veering 10°
Direction
S
170°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
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
avg 8 · pk 20 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 10° from the s.
Mamou, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.2
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.86 inHg
Now
1011.2
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1011–1015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Mamou, LA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.9 μg/m³
PM 10
10.7 μg/m³
NO₂
2.3 μg/m³
Ozone
81.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Mamou, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:49 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
13h 43m
Sunset
7:57 PM
Civil dusk
1:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mamou, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 AM
Moonset
1:19 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Mamou, 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 →

Mamou at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 19 (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.