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Weather in St. Francisville, Louisiana

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

St. Francisville, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:51 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
75%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
7:54 PM
St. Francisville, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
8p
77°
9p
74°
10p
72°
11p
70°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
68°
3a
68°
4a
67°
5a
67°
6a
67°
7a
71°
8a
75°
9a
79°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
82°
7p
L 67°H 87°
St. Francisville, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    83°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    84°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    89°72°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Thunderstorm
    70%
    88°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    81%
    88°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    76%
    86°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    77%
    89°69°
St. Francisville, LA
Next 24 hours · Warm now
HOT 90°62°77°92°12a6a12p6pnow 80°high 87°low 67°
St. Francisville, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
135° · backing 10°
Direction
SE
135°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 7
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 7 · pk 19 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 10° from the se.
St. Francisville, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.1
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.80 inHg
Now
1009.1
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1008–1012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
St. Francisville, LA
Air quality
87
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.8 μg/m³
PM 10
11.2 μg/m³
NO₂
4.4 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
St. Francisville, 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 45m
Sunset
7:54 PM
Civil dusk
1:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
St. Francisville, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 AM
Moonset
1:15 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
St. Francisville, 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 →

St. Francisville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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.

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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.