Weather in Sunset, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sunset, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
78%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
7:56 PM
Sunset, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
9p
77°
10p
75°
11p
74°
12a
73°
1a
72°
2a
71°
3a
70°
4a
69°
5a
69°
6a
69°
7a
72°
8a
76°
9a
79°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
85°
3p
84°
4p
84°
5p
82°
6p
79°
7p
76°
8p
Sunset, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°69°
- SundayMay 17Overcast18%84°71°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—85°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers34%88°72°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle77%88°71°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle71%87°71°
- FridayMay 22Overcast64%88°72°
Sunset, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Sunset, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
160° · veering 25°
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
20
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
Sunset, LA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 78.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sunset, 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 43m
Sunset
7:56 PM
Civil dusk
1:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sunset, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:30 AM
- Moonset
- 1:17 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sunset, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Sunset at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 17 (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.