Weather in Oak Ridge, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oak Ridge, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:39 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
70%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Oak Ridge, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
9p
67°
10p
66°
11p
65°
12a
65°
1a
64°
2a
64°
3a
63°
4a
62°
5a
62°
6a
63°
7a
69°
8a
74°
9a
78°
10a
80°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
Oak Ridge, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°70°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm22%84°67°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle17%88°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers46%89°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers74%86°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers69%76°69°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle57%89°68°
Oak Ridge, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Oak Ridge, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
151° · backing 46°
Direction
SSE
151°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 9
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Oak Ridge, LA
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Oak Ridge, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:42 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
1:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oak Ridge, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:22 AM
- Moonset
- 1:22 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Oak Ridge, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Oak Ridge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 3 (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.