Weather in Buras, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buras, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:49 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
83%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
7:43 PM
Buras, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
11p
71°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
70°
3a
69°
4a
69°
5a
69°
6a
70°
7a
76°
8a
80°
9a
81°
10a
84°
11a
86°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
86°
3p
84°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
76°
8p
75°
9p
73°
10p
Buras, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°67°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—86°71°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle—87°76°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—88°74°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—87°73°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle11%87°73°
- FridayMay 22Overcast20%87°74°
Buras, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Buras, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
129° · steady
Direction
SE
129°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
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
Buras, LA
Air quality
68
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 113.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Buras, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:40 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
13h 38m
Sunset
7:43 PM
Civil dusk
1:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Buras, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:22 AM
- Moonset
- 1:04 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Buras, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Buras at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 11 (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.