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
Slaughter, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Drizzle34%83°68°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle26%87°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers64%86°71°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle71%88°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle72%89°69°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle77%89°69°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle76%83°70°
Slaughter, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Slaughter, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.