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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
L 67°H 87°
Gonzales, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    34%
    84°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    26%
    88°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    70%
    90°72°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    72%
    87°71°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    74%
    89°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    77%
    89°70°
Gonzales, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 7 · pk 19 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 65° from the sse.
Gonzales, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.6
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.96 inHg
Now
1014.6
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Gonzales

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.