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Weather in Ida, Louisiana

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

Ida, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:37 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
68%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Ida, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
9p
72°
10p
71°
11p
69°
12a
69°
1a
69°
2a
67°
3a
67°
4a
67°
5a
66°
6a
66°
7a
70°
8a
74°
9a
78°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
85°
6p
84°
7p
82°
8p
L 66°H 88°
Ida, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    13%
    86°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    10%
    89°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    31%
    88°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    51%
    90°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    77%
    87°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    53%
    76°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    48%
    80°67°
Ida, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°60°78°95°12a6a12p6pnow 73°high 88°low 66°
Ida, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
152° · backing 53°
Direction
SSE
152°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 9
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 9 · pk 28 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 53° from the sse.
Ida, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.0
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.56 inHg
Now
1001.0
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1000–1005
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Ida, LA
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.0 μg/m³
PM 10
12.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.9 μg/m³
Ozone
102.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ida, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:49 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ida, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:30 AM
Moonset
1:32 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Ida, 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 →

Ida at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 5 (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.