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Weather in Roseland, Louisiana

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

Roseland, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:05 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
81%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
7:50 PM
Roseland, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
11p
68°
12a
66°
1a
65°
2a
65°
3a
65°
4a
64°
5a
63°
6a
65°
7a
68°
8a
74°
9a
79°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
83°
7p
79°
8p
76°
9p
74°
10p
L 63°H 86°
Roseland, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    83°66°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    17%
    85°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    50%
    87°72°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    89°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    64%
    89°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    70%
    86°69°
Roseland, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
129° · steady
Direction
SE
129°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
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
avg 6 · pk 15 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the se.
Roseland, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.0
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.85 inHg
Now
1011.0
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091014
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Roseland, LA
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.4 μg/m³
PM 10
8.1 μg/m³
NO₂
3.8 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Roseland, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:41 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
13h 44m
Sunset
7:50 PM
Civil dusk
1:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Roseland, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 AM
Moonset
1:12 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Roseland, 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 →

Roseland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 20 (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 Roseland

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.