Weather in Poydras, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Poydras, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:09 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
75%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
7:46 PM
Poydras, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
68°
2a
68°
3a
67°
4a
68°
5a
67°
6a
69°
7a
75°
8a
79°
9a
82°
10a
84°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
87°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
83°
6p
80°
7p
78°
8p
76°
9p
74°
10p
Poydras, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°67°
- SundayMay 17Overcast13%87°68°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm—87°76°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle22%90°73°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast23%89°72°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast47%88°72°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle53%89°73°
Poydras, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Poydras, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
153° · veering 16°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
Poydras, LA
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 102.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Poydras, 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 41m
Sunset
7:46 PM
Civil dusk
1:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Poydras, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:22 AM
- Moonset
- 1:07 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Poydras, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Poydras at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 14 (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.