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Weather in Boutte, Louisiana

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

Boutte, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:42 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
78%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
7:48 PM
Boutte, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
10p
74°
11p
73°
12a
71°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
70°
4a
69°
5a
68°
6a
70°
7a
74°
8a
78°
9a
81°
10a
83°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
83°
6p
80°
7p
77°
8p
74°
9p
L 68°H 86°
Boutte, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°68°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    26%
    85°68°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    87°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    89°72°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    92°71°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    56%
    91°71°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    64%
    89°71°
Boutte, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
145° · veering 61°
Direction
SE
145°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
17
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 17 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 61° from the se.
Boutte, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.7
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.99 inHg
Now
1015.7
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Boutte, LA
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.4 μg/m³
PM 10
11.8 μg/m³
NO₂
7.1 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Boutte, 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 41m
Sunset
7:48 PM
Civil dusk
1:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Boutte, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 AM
Moonset
1:09 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Boutte, 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 →

Boutte at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 14 (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.

ZIP codes in Boutte

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.