Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Weather in Montegut, Louisiana

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

Montegut, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:45 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
73%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
7:48 PM
Montegut, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
8p
77°
9p
75°
10p
73°
11p
73°
12a
72°
1a
70°
2a
70°
3a
68°
4a
67°
5a
67°
6a
69°
7a
73°
8a
78°
9a
81°
10a
81°
11a
82°
12p
83°
1p
83°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
L 67°H 83°
Montegut, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°68°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    12%
    83°72°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    87°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    15%
    88°74°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    36%
    90°72°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    42%
    88°72°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    42%
    87°74°
Montegut, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
142° · veering 28°
Direction
SE
142°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 8
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 8 · pk 16 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 28° from the se.
Montegut, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.9
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 30.00 inHg
Now
1015.9
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151018
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Montegut, LA
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.8 μg/m³
PM 10
11.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
105.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Montegut, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:44 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
13h 39m
Sunset
7:48 PM
Civil dusk
1:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Montegut, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 AM
Moonset
1:08 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Montegut, 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 →

Montegut at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 12 (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 Montegut

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.