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Weather in Claiborne, Louisiana

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

Claiborne, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:46 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
63%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Claiborne, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
8p
75°
9p
72°
10p
71°
11p
69°
12a
69°
1a
68°
2a
67°
3a
67°
4a
65°
5a
65°
6a
65°
7a
70°
8a
75°
9a
80°
10a
84°
11a
87°
12p
89°
1p
91°
2p
91°
3p
91°
4p
90°
5p
88°
6p
87°
7p
L 65°H 91°
Claiborne, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    12%
    87°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    18%
    88°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    22%
    88°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    46%
    87°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    78%
    83°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    66%
    76°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Showers
    57%
    87°69°
Claiborne, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
140° · backing 54°
Direction
SE
140°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 9
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 9 · pk 25 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 54° from the se.
Claiborne, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.4
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.72 inHg
Now
1006.4
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061011
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Claiborne, LA
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.2 μg/m³
PM 10
6.9 μg/m³
NO₂
2.7 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Claiborne, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:44 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
1:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Claiborne, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 AM
Moonset
1:24 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Claiborne, 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 →

Claiborne at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 2 (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 Claiborne

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.