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Weather in New Roads, Louisiana

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

New Roads, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:35 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
67%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
7:54 PM
New Roads, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
8p
75°
9p
74°
10p
72°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
68°
3a
68°
4a
67°
5a
67°
6a
68°
7a
72°
8a
76°
9a
79°
10a
82°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
87°
5p
87°
6p
84°
7p
L 67°H 89°
New Roads, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    87°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    38%
    85°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    89°72°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    70%
    88°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    80%
    89°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    75%
    87°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    77%
    90°69°
New Roads, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°60°78°95°12a6a12p6pnow 80°high 89°low 67°
New Roads, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
142° · steady
Direction
SE
142°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the se.
New Roads, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.0
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.91 inHg
Now
1013.0
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1012–1017
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
New Roads, LA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.9 μg/m³
PM 10
9.0 μg/m³
NO₂
3.0 μg/m³
Ozone
74.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
New Roads, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:45 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
13h 44m
Sunset
7:54 PM
Civil dusk
1:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
New Roads, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 AM
Moonset
1:15 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
New Roads, 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 →

New Roads at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 19 (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.