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Weather in Montgomery, Louisiana

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

Montgomery, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:53 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
81%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Montgomery, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
11p
70°
12a
69°
1a
69°
2a
68°
3a
67°
4a
67°
5a
65°
6a
67°
7a
70°
8a
74°
9a
79°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
85°
6p
81°
7p
78°
8p
76°
9p
74°
10p
L 65°H 88°
Montgomery, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°68°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    27%
    85°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    85°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    47%
    92°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    77%
    90°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    66%
    79°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Showers
    67%
    89°69°
Montgomery, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
163° · veering 20°
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
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 6 · pk 19 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 20° from the sse.
Montgomery, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.6
+0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 29.75 inHg
Now
1007.6
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071011
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Montgomery, LA
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.6 μg/m³
PM 10
11.2 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
75.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Montgomery, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:48 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
13h 48m
Sunset
8:01 PM
Civil dusk
1:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Montgomery, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 AM
Moonset
1:24 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Montgomery, 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 →

Montgomery at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°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.

ZIP codes in Montgomery

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.