Weather in New Iberia, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New Iberia, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:51 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
82%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
7:54 PM
New Iberia, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
11p
72°
12a
71°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
70°
4a
70°
5a
69°
6a
69°
7a
74°
8a
77°
9a
80°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
83°
6p
81°
7p
78°
8p
76°
9p
73°
10p
New Iberia, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°69°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle17%84°72°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—86°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast17%87°72°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers69%88°72°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast55%87°72°
- FridayMay 22Overcast56%86°72°
New Iberia, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
New Iberia, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
135° · veering 18°
Direction
SE
135°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
22
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
New Iberia, LA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
New Iberia, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:48 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
13h 41m
Sunset
7:54 PM
Civil dusk
1:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
New Iberia, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:30 AM
- Moonset
- 1:15 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
New Iberia, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
New Iberia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 15 (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.