Weather in Montpelier, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Montpelier, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:10 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
80%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
7:51 PM
Montpelier, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
11p
68°
12a
67°
1a
66°
2a
65°
3a
65°
4a
64°
5a
64°
6a
65°
7a
69°
8a
74°
9a
79°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
77°
9p
75°
10p
Montpelier, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°70°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle27%83°67°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm20%85°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle55%89°72°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle58%91°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle65%89°68°
- FridayMay 22Overcast73%89°69°
Montpelier, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Montpelier, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
128° · backing 12°
Direction
SE
128°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 6
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
Montpelier, LA
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 92.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Montpelier, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:42 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
13h 44m
Sunset
7:51 PM
Civil dusk
1:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Montpelier, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:23 AM
- Moonset
- 1:12 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Montpelier, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Montpelier at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 19 (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.