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Weather in Chatham, Louisiana

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

Chatham, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:51 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
71%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Chatham, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
11p
69°
12a
68°
1a
66°
2a
66°
3a
66°
4a
64°
5a
63°
6a
64°
7a
70°
8a
75°
9a
79°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
89°
2p
90°
3p
90°
4p
89°
5p
87°
6p
86°
7p
82°
8p
80°
9p
77°
10p
L 63°H 90°
Chatham, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    11%
    87°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    36%
    87°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    88°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    58%
    92°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    76%
    88°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    68%
    78°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Showers
    64%
    88°69°
Chatham, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°55°75°95°12a6a12p6pnow 70°high 90°low 63°
Chatham, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
160° · backing 61°
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 61° from the sse.
Chatham, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.3
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.72 inHg
Now
1006.3
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1006–1011
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Chatham, LA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.2 μg/m³
PM 10
8.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Chatham, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:45 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.
Chatham, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 AM
Moonset
1:24 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Chatham, 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 →

Chatham at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 1 (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.