Weather in Port Sulphur, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Port Sulphur, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:11 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
79%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
7:44 PM
Port Sulphur, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
11p
69°
12a
69°
1a
68°
2a
67°
3a
67°
4a
66°
5a
66°
6a
68°
7a
73°
8a
79°
9a
81°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
84°
5p
81°
6p
78°
7p
76°
8p
74°
9p
73°
10p
Port Sulphur, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°65°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—85°68°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—86°76°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—88°74°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—87°73°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast22%88°73°
- FridayMay 22Overcast25%87°74°
Port Sulphur, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Port Sulphur, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
119° · backing 5°
Direction
ESE
119°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
17
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
Port Sulphur, LA
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 115.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Port Sulphur, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:41 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
13h 39m
Sunset
7:44 PM
Civil dusk
1:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Port Sulphur, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:22 AM
- Moonset
- 1:05 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Port Sulphur, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Port Sulphur at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 12 (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.