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Weather in Pleasant Hill, Louisiana

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

Pleasant Hill, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
79
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
66%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Pleasant Hill, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
8p
75°
9p
73°
10p
72°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
68°
3a
68°
4a
66°
5a
65°
6a
66°
7a
70°
8a
74°
9a
78°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
88°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
L 65°H 88°
Pleasant Hill, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    87°67°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Showers
    11%
    87°71°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    92°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    47%
    94°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    83%
    91°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    67%
    84°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    62%
    85°69°
Pleasant Hill, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
178° · veering 7°
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 8
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 8 · pk 26 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 7° from the s.
Pleasant Hill, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.4
-0.8 mb in 3h · steady · 29.57 inHg
Now
1001.4
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011006
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Pleasant Hill, LA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.0 μg/m³
PM 10
13.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
97.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Pleasant Hill, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:51 AM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
13h 48m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
1:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pleasant Hill, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:32 AM
Moonset
1:27 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Pleasant Hill, 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 →

Pleasant Hill at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 26 (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.

ZIP codes in Pleasant Hill

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.