Weather in Sikes, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sikes, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:39 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
56%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Sikes, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
9p
72°
10p
71°
11p
69°
12a
68°
1a
67°
2a
66°
3a
65°
4a
65°
5a
63°
6a
65°
7a
70°
8a
75°
9a
80°
10a
84°
11a
87°
12p
89°
1p
90°
2p
91°
3p
91°
4p
90°
5p
88°
6p
86°
7p
82°
8p
Sikes, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—87°70°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm22%86°69°
- MondayMay 18Overcast12%89°75°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers49%91°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers76%88°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers69%75°67°
- FridayMay 22Showers60%89°69°
Sikes, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Sikes, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 20°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
24
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sikes, LA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 88.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sikes, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:46 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
13h 50m
Sunset
8:01 PM
Civil dusk
1:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sikes, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:26 AM
- Moonset
- 1:23 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sikes, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Sikes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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.