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Weather in Pointe a la Hache, Louisiana

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

Pointe a la Hache, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:42 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
70%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
7:45 PM
Pointe a la Hache, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
9p
73°
10p
71°
11p
71°
12a
71°
1a
69°
2a
68°
3a
68°
4a
66°
5a
66°
6a
68°
7a
74°
8a
79°
9a
81°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
81°
6p
78°
7p
76°
8p
L 66°H 86°
Pointe a la Hache, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    83°66°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    10%
    85°68°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    —
    87°76°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    90°74°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    12%
    86°73°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    87°72°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    31%
    90°73°
Pointe a la Hache, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°62°76°90°12a6a12p6pnow 76°high 86°low 66°
Pointe a la Hache, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
135° · backing 6°
Direction
SE
135°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
16
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
avg 6 · pk 18 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 6° from the se.
Pointe a la Hache, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.4
-0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 30.01 inHg
Now
1016.4
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1015–1019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Pointe a la Hache, LA
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.5 μg/m³
PM 10
12.2 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
118.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Pointe a la Hache, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:41 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
13h 40m
Sunset
7:45 PM
Civil dusk
1:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pointe a la Hache, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 AM
Moonset
1:06 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Pointe a la Hache, 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 →

Pointe a la Hache at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 12 (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.