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Weather in Turkey Creek, Louisiana

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Turkey Creek, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:49 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
73%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM
Turkey Creek, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
9p
75°
10p
73°
11p
72°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
69°
3a
67°
4a
66°
5a
65°
6a
66°
7a
71°
8a
77°
9a
80°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
78°
8p
L 65°H 88°
Turkey Creek, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    86°67°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    25%
    86°71°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    18%
    88°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    46%
    87°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    84%
    86°71°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    77%
    82°70°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    72%
    89°71°
Turkey Creek, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°60°78°95°12a6a12p6pnow 76°high 88°low 65°
Turkey Creek, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
166° · veering 15°
Direction
SSE
166°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
22
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
avg 7 · pk 22 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 15° from the sse.
Turkey Creek, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.7
-0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.79 inHg
Now
1008.7
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1008–1012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Turkey Creek, LA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.9 μg/m³
PM 10
10.8 μg/m³
NO₂
2.8 μg/m³
Ozone
78.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Turkey Creek, 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 45m
Sunset
7:58 PM
Civil dusk
1:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Turkey Creek, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:30 AM
Moonset
1:20 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Turkey Creek, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Turkey Creek at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 20 (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.

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Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.