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Weather in Oberlin, Louisiana

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

Oberlin, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:43 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
84%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Oberlin, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
10p
73°
11p
72°
12a
71°
1a
69°
2a
69°
3a
68°
4a
67°
5a
66°
6a
67°
7a
71°
8a
76°
9a
79°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
77°
8p
75°
9p
L 66°H 86°
Oberlin, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°68°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    85°71°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    13%
    86°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    36%
    89°72°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    85%
    87°71°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    74%
    82°70°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    74%
    90°71°
Oberlin, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
152° · veering 68°
Direction
SSE
152°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
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
avg 7 · pk 20 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 68° from the sse.
Oberlin, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.4
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.87 inHg
Now
1011.4
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101014
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Oberlin, LA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.1 μg/m³
PM 10
12.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.9 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Oberlin, 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 44m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
1:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oberlin, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:32 AM
Moonset
1:20 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Oberlin, 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 →

Oberlin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 19 (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.

ZIP codes in Oberlin

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.