Weather in Greenwood, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Greenwood, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:11 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
70%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Greenwood, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
11p
74°
12a
72°
1a
71°
2a
71°
3a
71°
4a
69°
5a
67°
6a
68°
7a
71°
8a
75°
9a
80°
10a
82°
11a
86°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
90°
4p
89°
5p
88°
6p
86°
7p
85°
8p
83°
9p
81°
10p
Greenwood, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast15%88°72°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle12%90°71°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle16%91°75°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers59%89°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers77%87°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers58%79°66°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle58%81°69°
Greenwood, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Greenwood, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
161° · backing 11°
Direction
SSE
161°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 10
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Greenwood, LA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 10.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Greenwood, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:51 AM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
1:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Greenwood, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:32 AM
- Moonset
- 1:31 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Greenwood, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Greenwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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.