Weather in Golden Meadow, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Golden Meadow, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:49 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
69%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
7:46 PM
Golden Meadow, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
9p
76°
10p
74°
11p
74°
12a
72°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
70°
4a
67°
5a
66°
6a
67°
7a
74°
8a
80°
9a
84°
10a
85°
11a
86°
12p
87°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
85°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
78°
8p
Golden Meadow, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°69°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—84°72°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—88°76°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle11%88°74°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle19%88°73°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast31%89°72°
- FridayMay 22Overcast32%88°74°
Golden Meadow, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Golden Meadow, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
128° · veering 7°
Direction
SE
128°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
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
Golden Meadow, LA
Air quality
70
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 10.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 15.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 116.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Golden Meadow, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:43 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
13h 38m
Sunset
7:46 PM
Civil dusk
1:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Golden Meadow, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:25 AM
- Moonset
- 1:07 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Golden Meadow, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Golden Meadow at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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.