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Weather in Pierre Part, Louisiana

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

Pierre Part, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:35 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
70%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
7:51 PM
Pierre Part, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
83°
8p
79°
9p
75°
10p
75°
11p
74°
12a
73°
1a
72°
2a
71°
3a
71°
4a
69°
5a
69°
6a
70°
7a
75°
8a
77°
9a
80°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
87°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
82°
7p
L 69°H 87°
Pierre Part, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    85°68°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    84°72°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    90°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    61%
    92°72°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    74%
    90°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    69%
    91°70°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    66%
    91°70°
Pierre Part, LA
Next 24 hours · Warm now
HOT 90°64°77°90°12a6a12p6pnow 83°high 87°low 69°
Pierre Part, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
131° · backing 9°
Direction
SE
131°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 20 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 9° from the se.
Pierre Part, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.9
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.88 inHg
Now
1011.9
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1011–1016
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Pierre Part, LA
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.7 μg/m³
PM 10
11.3 μg/m³
NO₂
6.9 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Pierre Part, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:46 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
13h 41m
Sunset
7:51 PM
Civil dusk
1:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pierre Part, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:27 AM
Moonset
1:12 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Pierre Part, 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 →

Pierre Part at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 15 (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.