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Weather in Homer, Louisiana

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

Homer, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:32 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
55%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Homer, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
8p
74°
9p
71°
10p
69°
11p
68°
12a
67°
1a
66°
2a
65°
3a
65°
4a
64°
5a
64°
6a
64°
7a
70°
8a
75°
9a
80°
10a
84°
11a
86°
12p
88°
1p
90°
2p
90°
3p
90°
4p
89°
5p
88°
6p
86°
7p
L 64°H 90°
Homer, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    88°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    90°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    28%
    92°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    49%
    94°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    78%
    86°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    59%
    77°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Thunderstorm
    54%
    81°68°
Homer, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°55°75°95°12a6a12p6pnow 77°high 90°low 64°
Homer, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
149° · backing 27°
Direction
SSE
149°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
26
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 26 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 27° from the sse.
Homer, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.1
-0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 29.56 inHg
Now
1001.1
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1001–1006
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Homer, LA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.3 μg/m³
PM 10
12.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Homer, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:46 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
1:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Homer, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:27 AM
Moonset
1:28 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Homer, 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 →

Homer at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 4 (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.