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Weather in Houma, Louisiana

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

Houma, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
75
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
74%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
7:48 PM
Houma, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
9p
78°
10p
75°
11p
74°
12a
74°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
69°
4a
69°
5a
68°
6a
68°
7a
75°
8a
81°
9a
84°
10a
85°
11a
85°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
L 68°H 87°
Houma, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    84°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    15%
    85°72°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    —
    87°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    26%
    90°74°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    53%
    91°72°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    51%
    90°71°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    54%
    89°72°
Houma, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°62°77°92°12a6a12p6pnow 80°high 87°low 68°
Houma, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
135° · veering 28°
Direction
SE
135°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
19
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
avg 7 · pk 19 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 28° from the se.
Houma, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.7
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.96 inHg
Now
1014.7
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1014–1018
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Houma, LA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.8 μg/m³
PM 10
11.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
99.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Houma, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:44 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
13h 39m
Sunset
7:48 PM
Civil dusk
1:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Houma, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 AM
Moonset
1:09 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Houma, 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 →

Houma at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°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.