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Weather in Venice, Louisiana

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

Venice, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:52 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
87%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
7:43 PM
Venice, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
12a
69°
1a
68°
2a
68°
3a
67°
4a
66°
5a
66°
6a
68°
7a
74°
8a
79°
9a
81°
10a
82°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
85°
2p
85°
3p
84°
4p
83°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
74°
8p
73°
9p
71°
10p
69°
11p
L 66°H 85°
Venice, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    85°68°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    87°75°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    88°75°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    86°74°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    10%
    86°73°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    86°74°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    35%
    88°75°
Venice, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
137° · veering 9°
Direction
SE
137°
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 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 9° from the se.
Venice, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.2
+0.3 mb in 3h · rising · 29.98 inHg
Now
1015.2
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Venice, LA
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.0 μg/m³
PM 10
14.0 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
114.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Venice, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:40 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
13h 39m
Sunset
7:43 PM
Civil dusk
1:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Venice, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 AM
Moonset
1:03 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Venice, 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 →

Venice at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°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.

ZIP codes in Venice

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.