Weather in Start, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Start, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:58 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
73%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Start, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
10p
67°
11p
66°
12a
66°
1a
65°
2a
64°
3a
64°
4a
63°
5a
63°
6a
64°
7a
68°
8a
74°
9a
77°
10a
80°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
80°
8p
78°
9p
Start, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°70°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm24%85°67°
- MondayMay 18Overcast23%88°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers51%89°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers69%86°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers65%77°69°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle65%88°69°
Start, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Start, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
152° · backing 39°
Direction
SSE
152°
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Start, LA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 84.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Start, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:42 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
1:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Start, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:22 AM
- Moonset
- 1:22 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Start, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Start at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 2 (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.