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Weather in Shongaloo, Louisiana

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

Shongaloo, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:36 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
59%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Shongaloo, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
9p
72°
10p
71°
11p
71°
12a
69°
1a
69°
2a
68°
3a
68°
4a
67°
5a
66°
6a
66°
7a
70°
8a
74°
9a
79°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
87°
1p
90°
2p
90°
3p
90°
4p
90°
5p
87°
6p
86°
7p
82°
8p
L 66°H 90°
Shongaloo, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    87°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    88°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    30%
    90°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    50%
    95°65°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    77%
    87°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Rain
    56%
    76°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    50%
    80°68°
Shongaloo, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°60°78°95°12a6a12p6pnow 75°high 90°low 66°
Shongaloo, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 11°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
27
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 27 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 11° from the sse.
Shongaloo, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.9
0.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.59 inHg
Now
1001.9
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1001–1006
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Shongaloo, LA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.2 μg/m³
PM 10
11.8 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Shongaloo, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:47 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
1:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Shongaloo, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:27 AM
Moonset
1:29 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Shongaloo, 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 →

Shongaloo 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.