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Weather in Blanchard, Louisiana

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

Blanchard, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:39 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
54%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Blanchard, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
8p
77°
9p
75°
10p
74°
11p
72°
12a
72°
1a
70°
2a
70°
3a
69°
4a
68°
5a
67°
6a
67°
7a
71°
8a
75°
9a
80°
10a
82°
11a
86°
12p
88°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
88°
6p
86°
7p
L 67°H 89°
Blanchard, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    16%
    88°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    —
    90°71°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    28%
    93°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    51%
    91°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    79%
    88°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    58%
    78°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    81°68°
Blanchard, LA
Next 24 hours · Warm now
HOT 90°60°78°95°12a6a12p6pnow 80°high 89°low 67°
Blanchard, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
164° · steady
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 10
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 10 · pk 29 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the sse.
Blanchard, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
999.2
-0.9 mb in 3h · steady · 29.51 inHg
Now
999.2
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-4.1
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 999–1004
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Blanchard, LA
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.8 μg/m³
PM 10
12.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
107.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Blanchard, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:50 AM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
1:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Blanchard, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 AM
Moonset
1:31 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Blanchard, 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 →

Blanchard at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 3 (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.