Weather in Basile, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Basile, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:39 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
77%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM
Basile, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
9p
74°
10p
73°
11p
72°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
70°
3a
69°
4a
68°
5a
67°
6a
68°
7a
72°
8a
76°
9a
79°
10a
83°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
81°
7p
78°
8p
Basile, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°67°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle16%86°72°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm15%88°75°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle34%88°72°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers84%87°72°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers77%86°71°
- FridayMay 22Overcast70%89°72°
Basile, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Basile, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
159° · veering 11°
Direction
SSE
159°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
21
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
Basile, LA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 10.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Basile, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:50 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
13h 43m
Sunset
7:58 PM
Civil dusk
1:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Basile, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:32 AM
- Moonset
- 1:19 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Basile, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Basile at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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.