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Weather in Pitkin, Louisiana

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

Pitkin, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:37 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
78%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Pitkin, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
9p
75°
10p
73°
11p
72°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
68°
3a
67°
4a
66°
5a
65°
6a
66°
7a
70°
8a
76°
9a
80°
10a
82°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
84°
4p
84°
5p
82°
6p
79°
7p
76°
8p
L 65°H 85°
Pitkin, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    83°68°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Showers
    17%
    85°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    19%
    86°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    91°73°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    81%
    86°71°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    77%
    80°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    64%
    90°70°
Pitkin, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°60°75°90°12a6a12p6pnow 76°high 85°low 65°
Pitkin, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
165° · backing 15°
Direction
SSE
165°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
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 6 · pk 20 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 15° from the sse.
Pitkin, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.7
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.76 inHg
Now
1007.7
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1007–1011
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Pitkin, LA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.9 μg/m³
PM 10
12.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
83.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Pitkin, 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 45m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
1:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pitkin, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:32 AM
Moonset
1:22 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Pitkin, 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 →

Pitkin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 21 (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.