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Weather in Powhatan, Louisiana

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

Powhatan, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:46 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
64%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Powhatan, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
82°
8p
75°
9p
72°
10p
71°
11p
70°
12a
69°
1a
68°
2a
67°
3a
67°
4a
66°
5a
65°
6a
65°
7a
70°
8a
73°
9a
80°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
87°
6p
84°
7p
L 65°H 89°
Powhatan, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    87°68°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    88°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    16%
    89°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    48%
    92°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    82%
    88°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    66%
    80°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    61%
    87°69°
Powhatan, LA
Next 24 hours · Warm now
HOT 90°60°78°95°12a6a12p6pnow 82°high 89°low 65°
Powhatan, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
155° · backing 23°
Direction
SSE
155°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 23° from the sse.
Powhatan, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.6
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.75 inHg
Now
1007.6
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1007–1012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Powhatan, LA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.2 μg/m³
PM 10
12.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Powhatan, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:49 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
13h 49m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
1:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Powhatan, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:30 AM
Moonset
1:26 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Powhatan, 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 →

Powhatan at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 26 (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.