Weather in Gonzales, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gonzales, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:43 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
75%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
7:51 PM
Gonzales, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
9p
75°
10p
73°
11p
72°
12a
70°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
69°
4a
68°
5a
67°
6a
68°
7a
74°
8a
78°
9a
80°
10a
82°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
Gonzales, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°70°
- SundayMay 17Overcast34%84°69°
- MondayMay 18Overcast26%88°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle70%90°72°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle72%87°71°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast74%89°69°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle77%89°70°
Gonzales, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Gonzales, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
159° · veering 65°
Direction
SSE
159°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
19
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
Gonzales, LA
Air quality
71
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 94.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Gonzales, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:44 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
13h 42m
Sunset
7:51 PM
Civil dusk
1:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gonzales, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:25 AM
- Moonset
- 1:12 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Gonzales, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Gonzales at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 16 (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.