Weather in Swartz, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Swartz, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:15 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
68%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Swartz, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
12a
68°
1a
67°
2a
66°
3a
66°
4a
65°
5a
64°
6a
64°
7a
70°
8a
75°
9a
79°
10a
82°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
89°
2p
89°
3p
90°
4p
89°
5p
87°
6p
86°
7p
81°
8p
79°
9p
78°
10p
77°
11p
Swartz, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Thunderstorm22%86°68°
- MondayMay 18Overcast27%89°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers52%90°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers71%86°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers64%78°68°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle64%87°69°
- SaturdayMay 23Drizzle57%82°68°
Swartz, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Swartz, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
166° · backing 59°
Direction
SSE
166°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
17
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
Swartz, LA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 76.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Swartz, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:43 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
1:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Swartz, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:23 AM
- Moonset
- 1:23 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Swartz, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Swartz 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.