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Weather in Rodessa, Louisiana

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

Rodessa, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:10 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
68%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Rodessa, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
11p
72°
12a
71°
1a
71°
2a
69°
3a
69°
4a
68°
5a
68°
6a
67°
7a
72°
8a
76°
9a
81°
10a
85°
11a
86°
12p
89°
1p
91°
2p
91°
3p
91°
4p
90°
5p
88°
6p
88°
7p
85°
8p
84°
9p
82°
10p
L 67°H 91°
Rodessa, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    15%
    89°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    13%
    91°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    26%
    90°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    60%
    91°65°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    73%
    88°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    58%
    75°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    52%
    80°67°
Rodessa, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°60°80°100°12a6a12p6pnow 74°high 91°low 67°
Rodessa, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 111°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 9
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 9 · pk 27 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 111° from the sse.
Rodessa, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.5
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.60 inHg
Now
1002.5
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1002–1008
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Rodessa, LA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.0 μg/m³
PM 10
13.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.9 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Rodessa, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:50 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rodessa, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:30 AM
Moonset
1:32 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Rodessa, 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 →

Rodessa at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • 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.