Weather in Palmetto, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Palmetto, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
75%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
7:56 PM
Palmetto, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
11p
73°
12a
72°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
69°
4a
68°
5a
67°
6a
68°
7a
72°
8a
77°
9a
79°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
80°
7p
78°
8p
76°
9p
74°
10p
Palmetto, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°69°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle24%86°70°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle21%89°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle55%88°71°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle80%89°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle69%87°69°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle75%90°71°
Palmetto, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Palmetto, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
154° · veering 34°
Direction
SSE
154°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
18
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Palmetto, LA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 66.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Palmetto, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:47 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
13h 45m
Sunset
7:56 PM
Civil dusk
1:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Palmetto, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:28 AM
- Moonset
- 1:17 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Palmetto, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Palmetto at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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.