Weather in Ponchatoula, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ponchatoula, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:49 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
69%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
7:49 PM
Ponchatoula, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
8p
79°
9p
74°
10p
71°
11p
70°
12a
69°
1a
68°
2a
67°
3a
66°
4a
66°
5a
65°
6a
66°
7a
71°
8a
78°
9a
81°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
86°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
85°
6p
81°
7p
Ponchatoula, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°70°
- SundayMay 17Showers24%81°68°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle30%89°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle45%88°73°
- WednesdayMay 20Partly Cloudy54%88°71°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast66%88°71°
- FridayMay 22Overcast70%88°72°
Ponchatoula, LA
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Ponchatoula, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
128° · backing 38°
Direction
SE
128°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 6
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
Ponchatoula, 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
Ponchatoula, 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 43m
Sunset
7:49 PM
Civil dusk
1:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ponchatoula, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:23 AM
- Moonset
- 1:10 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Ponchatoula, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Ponchatoula at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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.