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Weather in Newellton, Louisiana

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

Newellton, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:53 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
69%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
7:56 PM
Newellton, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
9p
67°
10p
65°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
64°
2a
63°
3a
63°
4a
62°
5a
62°
6a
63°
7a
67°
8a
71°
9a
75°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
78°
8p
L 62°H 85°
Newellton, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    82°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    28%
    83°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    85°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    38%
    88°70°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    68%
    86°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    72%
    83°70°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    64%
    89°69°
Newellton, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°55°73°90°12a6a12p6pnow 70°high 85°low 62°
Newellton, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
150° · backing 32°
Direction
SSE
150°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
19
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 19 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 32° from the sse.
Newellton, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.8
+0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.88 inHg
Now
1011.8
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1010–1014
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Newellton, LA
Air quality
77
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.2 μg/m³
PM 10
7.7 μg/m³
NO₂
2.3 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Newellton, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:41 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
13h 50m
Sunset
7:56 PM
Civil dusk
1:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Newellton, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 AM
Moonset
1:18 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Newellton, 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 →

Newellton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 27 (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.