Weather in Old Jefferson, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Old Jefferson, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:08 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
84%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
7:51 PM
Old Jefferson, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
11p
72°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
69°
4a
68°
5a
68°
6a
69°
7a
72°
8a
76°
9a
79°
10a
81°
11a
82°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
80°
8p
76°
9p
76°
10p
Old Jefferson, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°70°
- SundayMay 17Overcast38%84°69°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm26%87°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle71%90°73°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast69%89°71°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle67%91°71°
- FridayMay 22Overcast76%89°71°
Old Jefferson, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Old Jefferson, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
156° · veering 66°
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
19
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Old Jefferson, LA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 10.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 13.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 72.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Old Jefferson, 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 42m
Sunset
7:51 PM
Civil dusk
1:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Old Jefferson, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:25 AM
- Moonset
- 1:13 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Old Jefferson, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Old Jefferson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 17 (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.