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Weather in Lockport, Louisiana

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

Lockport, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:56 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
84%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
7:49 PM
Lockport, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
12a
71°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
69°
4a
69°
5a
68°
6a
68°
7a
74°
8a
78°
9a
80°
10a
82°
11a
83°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
79°
7p
76°
8p
75°
9p
73°
10p
72°
11p
L 68°H 85°
Lockport, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    15%
    85°71°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    87°75°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    91°73°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    91°72°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    48%
    91°71°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    54%
    91°72°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    55%
    93°73°
Lockport, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
132° · veering 20°
Direction
SE
132°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 20° from the se.
Lockport, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.4
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.96 inHg
Now
1014.4
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141018
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Lockport, LA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.4 μg/m³
PM 10
11.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
102.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lockport, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:44 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
13h 41m
Sunset
7:49 PM
Civil dusk
1:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lockport, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 AM
Moonset
1:09 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lockport, 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 →

Lockport at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 13 (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 Lockport

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.