Weather in Slaughter, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Slaughter, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
75%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
7:52 PM
Slaughter, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
9p
74°
10p
71°
11p
70°
12a
69°
1a
69°
2a
68°
3a
67°
4a
67°
5a
66°
6a
67°
7a
70°
8a
74°
9a
79°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
83°
7p
80°
8p
Slaughter, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°70°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle44%84°69°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle47%87°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers68%86°71°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle77%88°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle77%89°69°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle79%89°69°
Slaughter, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Slaughter, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
148° · steady
Direction
SSE
148°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
16
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
Slaughter, 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
Slaughter, 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 44m
Sunset
7:52 PM
Civil dusk
1:20 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Slaughter, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:25 AM
- Moonset
- 1:14 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Slaughter, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Slaughter at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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.