Weather in French Settlement, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
French Settlement, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:33 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
79%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
7:50 PM
French Settlement, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
8p
78°
9p
75°
10p
73°
11p
72°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
68°
4a
68°
5a
66°
6a
67°
7a
72°
8a
76°
9a
80°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
French Settlement, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°70°
- SundayMay 17Overcast39%84°70°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle29%89°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle66%89°72°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast70%88°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast74%89°69°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle77%88°69°
French Settlement, LA
Next 24 hours · Warm now
French Settlement, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
160° · veering 20°
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
14
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
French Settlement, LA
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 99.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
French Settlement, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:43 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
13h 42m
Sunset
7:50 PM
Civil dusk
1:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
French Settlement, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:25 AM
- Moonset
- 1:12 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
French Settlement, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
French Settlement at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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.