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Weather in Jackson, Louisiana

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

Jackson, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:36 AM
75
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
78°
Humidity
74%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
7:53 PM
Jackson, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
9p
73°
10p
71°
11p
69°
12a
68°
1a
68°
2a
67°
3a
66°
4a
65°
5a
65°
6a
66°
7a
71°
8a
75°
9a
80°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
80°
8p
L 65°H 87°
Jackson, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    84°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    84°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    48%
    88°72°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    67%
    85°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    78%
    87°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    77%
    88°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    78%
    88°69°
Jackson, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°60°78°95°12a6a12p6pnow 77°high 87°low 65°
Jackson, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
138° · backing 21°
Direction
SE
138°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 18 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 21° from the se.
Jackson, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.3
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.75 inHg
Now
1007.3
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1006–1010
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Jackson, LA
Air quality
79
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.8 μg/m³
PM 10
11.1 μg/m³
NO₂
5.7 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Jackson, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:44 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
13h 45m
Sunset
7:53 PM
Civil dusk
1:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Jackson, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 AM
Moonset
1:15 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Jackson, 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 →

Jackson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 20 (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.