Weather in Starks, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Starks, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:01 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
88%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Starks, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
69°
3a
69°
4a
68°
5a
67°
6a
69°
7a
73°
8a
77°
9a
80°
10a
82°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
84°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
77°
8p
75°
9p
74°
10p
Starks, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°70°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm18%85°73°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm23%86°76°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast31%88°74°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers74%90°72°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers61%83°72°
- FridayMay 22Overcast68%90°72°
Starks, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Starks, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
142° · backing 14°
Direction
SE
142°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
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
Starks, LA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Starks, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:55 AM
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Daylight
13h 43m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
1:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Starks, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:37 AM
- Moonset
- 1:23 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Starks, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Starks at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 17 (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.