Weather in Bunkie, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bunkie, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:53 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
72%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
Bunkie, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
10p
73°
11p
72°
12a
71°
1a
70°
2a
69°
3a
68°
4a
67°
5a
66°
6a
67°
7a
72°
8a
76°
9a
79°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
88°
5p
87°
6p
84°
7p
80°
8p
77°
9p
Bunkie, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—87°68°
- SundayMay 17Overcast25%86°70°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers—89°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle43%86°71°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers81%87°71°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle71%83°70°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle74%87°71°
Bunkie, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Bunkie, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
178° · veering 49°
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
20
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
Bunkie, LA
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 68.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Bunkie, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:47 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
13h 45m
Sunset
7:57 PM
Civil dusk
1:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bunkie, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:29 AM
- Moonset
- 1:19 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Bunkie, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Bunkie at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 21 (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.