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Weather in Sterlington, Louisiana

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

Sterlington, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
66%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Sterlington, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
11p
68°
12a
68°
1a
67°
2a
66°
3a
66°
4a
65°
5a
64°
6a
65°
7a
70°
8a
76°
9a
80°
10a
84°
11a
87°
12p
88°
1p
90°
2p
91°
3p
91°
4p
90°
5p
88°
6p
87°
7p
83°
8p
80°
9p
79°
10p
L 64°H 91°
Sterlington, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    10%
    87°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    23%
    88°68°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    90°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    50%
    90°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    73%
    86°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    65%
    76°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    64%
    88°68°
Sterlington, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°55°78°100°12a6a12p6pnow 70°high 91°low 64°
Sterlington, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
160° · backing 36°
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
19
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 19 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 36° from the sse.
Sterlington, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.5
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.84 inHg
Now
1010.5
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1010–1015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Sterlington, LA
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.7 μg/m³
PM 10
7.2 μg/m³
NO₂
5.5 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Sterlington, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:43 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
1:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sterlington, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:23 AM
Moonset
1:23 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Sterlington, 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 →

Sterlington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 3 (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.