Weather in Forest, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Forest, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:51 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
75%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM
Forest, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
62°
3a
62°
4a
62°
5a
61°
6a
63°
7a
67°
8a
71°
9a
74°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
79°
8p
77°
9p
75°
10p
Forest, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°70°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm29%85°65°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle12%88°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle47%90°70°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers68%85°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers68%74°69°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle60%89°69°
Forest, LA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Forest, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
156° · backing 18°
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
18
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Forest, LA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Forest, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:40 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
7:58 PM
Civil dusk
1:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Forest, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:20 AM
- Moonset
- 1:21 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Forest, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Forest at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 4 (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.