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Weather in Pine Prairie, Louisiana

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

Pine Prairie, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:15 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
83%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM
Pine Prairie, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
68°
3a
67°
4a
66°
5a
65°
6a
65°
7a
70°
8a
76°
9a
78°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
81°
7p
77°
8p
75°
9p
73°
10p
71°
11p
L 65°H 86°
Pine Prairie, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    25%
    85°70°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    10%
    87°73°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    40%
    87°71°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    83%
    87°71°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    74%
    83°70°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    77%
    89°71°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    71%
    89°71°
Pine Prairie, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°60°75°90°12a6a12p6pnow 71°high 86°low 65°
Pine Prairie, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · veering 16°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
24
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 24 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 16° from the sse.
Pine Prairie, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.0
+0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.80 inHg
Now
1009.0
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1008–1012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Pine Prairie, LA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.2 μg/m³
PM 10
9.3 μg/m³
NO₂
3.1 μg/m³
Ozone
75.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Pine Prairie, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:49 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
13h 45m
Sunset
7:58 PM
Civil dusk
1:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pine Prairie, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:30 AM
Moonset
1:20 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Pine Prairie, 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 →

Pine Prairie at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°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.