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Weather in Slaughter, Louisiana

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

Slaughter, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:13 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
82%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
7:53 PM
Slaughter, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
12a
69°
1a
69°
2a
68°
3a
67°
4a
67°
5a
66°
6a
67°
7a
70°
8a
74°
9a
79°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
83°
7p
80°
8p
78°
9p
76°
10p
74°
11p
L 66°H 86°
Slaughter, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Drizzle
    34%
    83°68°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    87°72°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    64%
    86°71°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    71%
    88°69°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    72%
    89°69°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    77%
    89°69°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    76%
    83°70°
Slaughter, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
150° · backing 16°
Direction
SSE
150°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
16
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
avg 7 · pk 16 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 16° from the sse.
Slaughter, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.7
+0.8 mb in 3h · steady · 29.82 inHg
Now
1009.7
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081013
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Slaughter, LA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.5 μg/m³
PM 10
10.4 μg/m³
NO₂
8.5 μg/m³
Ozone
78.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Slaughter, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:44 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
13h 45m
Sunset
7:53 PM
Civil dusk
1:20 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Slaughter, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 AM
Moonset
1:14 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Slaughter, 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 →

Slaughter at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 19 (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.

ZIP codes in Slaughter

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.