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Weather in Pioneer, Louisiana

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

Pioneer, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:40 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
74%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM
Pioneer, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
9p
66°
10p
65°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
62°
3a
62°
4a
62°
5a
62°
6a
63°
7a
67°
8a
71°
9a
75°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
83°
7p
79°
8p
L 62°H 87°
Pioneer, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    83°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    28%
    84°66°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    14%
    88°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    90°70°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    69%
    85°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    69%
    74°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    58%
    89°69°
Pioneer, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°55°75°95°12a6a12p6pnow 68°high 87°low 62°
Pioneer, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
154° · backing 38°
Direction
SSE
154°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
21
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 21 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 38° from the sse.
Pioneer, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.1
+0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.1
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1008–1013
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Pioneer, 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
Pioneer, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:40 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
7:58 PM
Civil dusk
1:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pioneer, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:20 AM
Moonset
1:21 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Pioneer, 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 →

Pioneer at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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.

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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.