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Weather in Calhoun, Louisiana

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

Calhoun, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:43 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
68%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Calhoun, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
10p
71°
11p
69°
12a
69°
1a
68°
2a
67°
3a
67°
4a
65°
5a
64°
6a
64°
7a
70°
8a
75°
9a
79°
10a
84°
11a
86°
12p
88°
1p
90°
2p
91°
3p
91°
4p
90°
5p
88°
6p
87°
7p
83°
8p
80°
9p
L 64°H 91°
Calhoun, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    14%
    87°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    20%
    86°68°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    26%
    90°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    52%
    90°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    77%
    84°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    66%
    77°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Showers
    64%
    88°68°
Calhoun, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°55°78°100°12a6a12p6pnow 72°high 91°low 64°
Calhoun, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
150° · backing 32°
Direction
SSE
150°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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 8 · pk 24 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 32° from the sse.
Calhoun, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.1
+0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.77 inHg
Now
1008.1
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1007–1011
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Calhoun, LA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.2 μg/m³
PM 10
8.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Calhoun, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:44 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
8:01 PM
Civil dusk
1:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Calhoun, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 AM
Moonset
1:24 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Calhoun, 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 →

Calhoun at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 2 (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.