Weather in Waggaman, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Waggaman, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:05 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
77%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
7:47 PM
Waggaman, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
11p
73°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
70°
3a
69°
4a
68°
5a
68°
6a
70°
7a
74°
8a
79°
9a
81°
10a
83°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
80°
7p
77°
8p
76°
9p
75°
10p
Waggaman, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°69°
- SundayMay 17Overcast19%86°68°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—88°76°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle51%91°73°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast49%91°72°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast57%92°71°
- FridayMay 22Overcast63%90°72°
Waggaman, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Waggaman, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
145° · veering 28°
Direction
SE
145°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
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
Waggaman, LA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 92.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Waggaman, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:42 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
13h 41m
Sunset
7:47 PM
Civil dusk
1:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Waggaman, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:23 AM
- Moonset
- 1:08 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Waggaman, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Waggaman at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 15 (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.