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Weather in St. Joseph, Louisiana

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

St. Joseph, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:20 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
73%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
7:56 PM
St. Joseph, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
12a
66°
1a
65°
2a
65°
3a
64°
4a
64°
5a
64°
6a
64°
7a
69°
8a
73°
9a
77°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
88°
5p
87°
6p
85°
7p
81°
8p
78°
9p
76°
10p
75°
11p
L 64°H 88°
St. Joseph, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    24%
    86°67°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    22%
    89°73°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    48%
    87°70°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    67%
    87°69°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    84°69°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    66%
    89°69°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    61%
    86°69°
St. Joseph, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°55°75°95°12a6a12p6pnow 66°high 88°low 64°
St. Joseph, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
161° · backing 27°
Direction
SSE
161°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
17
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 17 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 27° from the sse.
St. Joseph, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.4
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.87 inHg
Now
1011.4
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1010–1015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
St. Joseph, LA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.4 μg/m³
PM 10
7.0 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
St. Joseph, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:41 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
13h 50m
Sunset
7:56 PM
Civil dusk
1:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
St. Joseph, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 AM
Moonset
1:18 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
St. Joseph, 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 →

St. Joseph at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 27 (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.