Weather in Hammond, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hammond, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:43 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
78%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
7:49 PM
Hammond, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
10p
70°
11p
69°
12a
68°
1a
67°
2a
66°
3a
65°
4a
65°
5a
64°
6a
65°
7a
69°
8a
76°
9a
80°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
84°
6p
81°
7p
78°
8p
76°
9p
Hammond, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°70°
- SundayMay 17Overcast27%83°67°
- MondayMay 18Overcast21%86°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle47%87°72°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast54%88°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast62%89°69°
- FridayMay 22Overcast70%87°70°
Hammond, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Hammond, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
121° · veering 177°
Direction
ESE
121°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
19
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Hammond, LA
Air quality
67
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 96.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Hammond, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:41 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
13h 43m
Sunset
7:49 PM
Civil dusk
1:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hammond, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:23 AM
- Moonset
- 1:11 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Hammond, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Hammond at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 18 (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.