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Weather in Prospect, Louisiana

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

Prospect, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:01 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
73%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Prospect, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
68°
3a
68°
4a
67°
5a
65°
6a
66°
7a
71°
8a
76°
9a
80°
10a
84°
11a
87°
12p
89°
1p
89°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
88°
5p
87°
6p
85°
7p
81°
8p
78°
9p
76°
10p
L 65°H 89°
Prospect, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    86°68°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    31%
    86°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    10%
    87°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    41%
    87°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    78%
    88°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    71%
    82°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    70%
    87°69°
Prospect, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°60°78°95°12a6a12p6pnow 73°high 89°low 65°
Prospect, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
166° · veering 9°
Direction
SSE
166°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 9° from the sse.
Prospect, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.2
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.74 inHg
Now
1007.2
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1006–1010
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Prospect, LA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.9 μg/m³
PM 10
10.3 μg/m³
NO₂
2.8 μg/m³
Ozone
76.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Prospect, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:47 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
13h 47m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
1:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Prospect, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 AM
Moonset
1:22 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Prospect, 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 →

Prospect at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 24 (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.