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Weather in Jena, Louisiana

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

Jena, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:52 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
71%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM
Jena, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
10p
71°
11p
70°
12a
68°
1a
67°
2a
66°
3a
66°
4a
65°
5a
63°
6a
65°
7a
72°
8a
77°
9a
80°
10a
84°
11a
85°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
88°
5p
86°
6p
85°
7p
82°
8p
79°
9p
L 63°H 88°
Jena, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    86°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    22%
    86°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    89°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    43%
    89°70°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    77%
    90°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    64%
    84°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    66%
    88°68°
Jena, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°55°75°95°12a6a12p6pnow 72°high 88°low 63°
Jena, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
143° · backing 17°
Direction
SE
143°
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 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 17° from the se.
Jena, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.1
-0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.74 inHg
Now
1007.1
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1006–1010
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Jena, LA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.3 μg/m³
PM 10
8.3 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
76.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Jena, 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 48m
Sunset
7:58 PM
Civil dusk
1:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Jena, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 AM
Moonset
1:21 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Jena, 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 →

Jena at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 25 (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.