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Weather in Oakdale, Louisiana

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

Oakdale, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:10 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
83%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Oakdale, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
11p
71°
12a
69°
1a
68°
2a
67°
3a
66°
4a
65°
5a
64°
6a
65°
7a
71°
8a
76°
9a
80°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
81°
7p
78°
8p
75°
9p
73°
10p
L 64°H 87°
Oakdale, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    85°67°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    19%
    86°71°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    87°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    42%
    88°72°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    85%
    87°71°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    75%
    79°70°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    75%
    89°70°
Oakdale, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°55°75°95°12a6a12p6pnow 71°high 87°low 64°
Oakdale, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
152° · veering 6°
Direction
SSE
152°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
25
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 25 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 6° from the sse.
Oakdale, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.3
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.3
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1008–1013
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Oakdale, LA
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.3 μg/m³
PM 10
12.9 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Oakdale, 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 45m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
1:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oakdale, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 AM
Moonset
1:21 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Oakdale, 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 →

Oakdale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 20 (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.