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Weather in Harrisonburg, Louisiana

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

Harrisonburg, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
73%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
Harrisonburg, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
11p
67°
12a
66°
1a
65°
2a
65°
3a
64°
4a
63°
5a
62°
6a
63°
7a
68°
8a
73°
9a
77°
10a
80°
11a
82°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
81°
7p
78°
8p
76°
9p
74°
10p
L 62°H 85°
Harrisonburg, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°68°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    26%
    83°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    24%
    86°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    43%
    88°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    73%
    88°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    64%
    84°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    68%
    89°69°
Harrisonburg, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
151° · steady
Direction
SSE
151°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
17
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
avg 7 · pk 17 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the sse.
Harrisonburg, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.4
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.87 inHg
Now
1011.4
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101014
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Harrisonburg, LA
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.5 μg/m³
PM 10
8.5 μg/m³
NO₂
2.3 μg/m³
Ozone
72.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Harrisonburg, 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 48m
Sunset
7:57 PM
Civil dusk
1:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Harrisonburg, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 AM
Moonset
1:20 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Harrisonburg, 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 →

Harrisonburg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 26 (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 Harrisonburg

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.