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Weather in Stanley, Louisiana

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

Stanley, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
71%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Stanley, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
11p
72°
12a
72°
1a
69°
2a
69°
3a
68°
4a
65°
5a
64°
6a
65°
7a
70°
8a
73°
9a
76°
10a
80°
11a
83°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
87°
6p
85°
7p
83°
8p
80°
9p
77°
10p
L 64°H 89°
Stanley, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    87°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    88°71°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    15%
    89°76°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    55%
    93°65°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    73%
    90°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    59%
    81°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    65%
    81°69°
Stanley, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°55°75°95°12a6a12p6pnow 73°high 89°low 64°
Stanley, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
167° · backing 11°
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
24
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 24 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 11° from the sse.
Stanley, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.9
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.59 inHg
Now
1001.9
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1000–1006
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Stanley, LA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
10.5 μg/m³
PM 10
14.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Stanley, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:52 AM
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Daylight
13h 49m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
1:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Stanley, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:33 AM
Moonset
1:29 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Stanley, 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 →

Stanley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 27 (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.