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Weather in Natalbany, Louisiana

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

Natalbany, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:47 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
70%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
7:50 PM
Natalbany, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
8p
77°
9p
73°
10p
70°
11p
69°
12a
68°
1a
67°
2a
66°
3a
66°
4a
65°
5a
64°
6a
65°
7a
69°
8a
76°
9a
80°
10a
82°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
L 64°H 87°
Natalbany, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    82°68°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    88°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    87°72°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    56%
    88°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    68%
    89°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    71%
    87°70°
Natalbany, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
133° · steady
Direction
SE
133°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
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 5 · pk 15 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the se.
Natalbany, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.9
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.91 inHg
Now
1012.9
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121016
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Natalbany, LA
Air quality
79
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.9 μg/m³
PM 10
10.4 μg/m³
NO₂
3.2 μg/m³
Ozone
104.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Natalbany, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:41 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
13h 44m
Sunset
7:50 PM
Civil dusk
1:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Natalbany, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:23 AM
Moonset
1:11 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Natalbany, 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 →

Natalbany at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 18 (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 Natalbany

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.