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Weather in Saline, Louisiana

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

Saline, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:41 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
60%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Saline, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
9p
73°
10p
71°
11p
70°
12a
69°
1a
67°
2a
67°
3a
67°
4a
65°
5a
65°
6a
66°
7a
71°
8a
74°
9a
79°
10a
83°
11a
86°
12p
88°
1p
90°
2p
91°
3p
91°
4p
89°
5p
88°
6p
86°
7p
82°
8p
L 65°H 91°
Saline, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    88°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    17%
    85°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    21%
    88°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    51%
    92°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    79%
    89°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    65%
    80°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    61%
    82°69°
Saline, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°60°80°100°12a6a12p6pnow 75°high 91°low 65°
Saline, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
150° · backing 13°
Direction
SSE
150°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
25
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 25 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 13° from the sse.
Saline, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.1
0.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.71 inHg
Now
1006.1
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1005–1010
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Saline, LA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.2 μg/m³
PM 10
10.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Saline, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:48 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
13h 50m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
1:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Saline, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 AM
Moonset
1:26 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Saline, 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 →

Saline at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 28 (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.