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Weather in Cullen, Louisiana

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

Cullen, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
63%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Cullen, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
11p
70°
12a
69°
1a
68°
2a
67°
3a
68°
4a
67°
5a
66°
6a
65°
7a
70°
8a
75°
9a
80°
10a
85°
11a
86°
12p
89°
1p
91°
2p
91°
3p
91°
4p
91°
5p
89°
6p
87°
7p
84°
8p
81°
9p
80°
10p
L 65°H 91°
Cullen, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    89°73°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    10%
    89°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    26%
    91°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    61%
    94°65°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    72%
    87°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Rain
    56%
    78°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    53%
    81°68°
Cullen, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°60°80°100°12a6a12p6pnow 71°high 91°low 65°
Cullen, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
151° · backing 9°
Direction
SSE
151°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 25 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 9° from the sse.
Cullen, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.0
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.59 inHg
Now
1002.0
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1002–1007
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Cullen, LA
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.4 μg/m³
PM 10
13.4 μg/m³
NO₂
2.7 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Cullen, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:47 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
1:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cullen, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 AM
Moonset
1:30 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Cullen, 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 →

Cullen at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 5 (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.