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Weather in Watson, Louisiana

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

Watson, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:57 AM
74
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
78%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
7:51 PM
Watson, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
9p
74°
10p
72°
11p
71°
12a
69°
1a
69°
2a
68°
3a
68°
4a
66°
5a
66°
6a
67°
7a
70°
8a
75°
9a
80°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
83°
7p
80°
8p
L 66°H 87°
Watson, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    83°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    84°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    41%
    87°72°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    89°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    71%
    89°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    75%
    90°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    78%
    89°69°
Watson, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°60°78°95°12a6a12p6pnow 78°high 87°low 66°
Watson, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
142° · veering 9°
Direction
SE
142°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
avg 6 · pk 15 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 9° from the se.
Watson, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.1
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.86 inHg
Now
1011.1
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1010–1014
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Watson, LA
Air quality
71
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.7 μg/m³
PM 10
11.1 μg/m³
NO₂
5.0 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Watson, 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 43m
Sunset
7:51 PM
Civil dusk
1:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Watson, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 AM
Moonset
1:13 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Watson, 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 →

Watson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 18 (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.