Weather in Mermentau, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mermentau, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:49 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
79%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
Mermentau, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
9p
75°
10p
74°
11p
73°
12a
72°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
69°
4a
69°
5a
68°
6a
68°
7a
73°
8a
77°
9a
79°
10a
82°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
85°
3p
84°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
77°
7p
76°
8p
Mermentau, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°68°
- SundayMay 17Overcast11%84°73°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm10%85°76°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers13%89°73°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle80%88°73°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle73%87°72°
- FridayMay 22Overcast61%90°73°
Mermentau, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Mermentau, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
153° · veering 23°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Mermentau, LA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 10.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 94.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Mermentau, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:51 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
13h 42m
Sunset
7:57 PM
Civil dusk
1:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mermentau, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:33 AM
- Moonset
- 1:19 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Mermentau, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Mermentau at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 16 (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.