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Weather in Wallace, Louisiana

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

Wallace, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:57 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
78%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
7:49 PM
Wallace, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
9p
74°
10p
72°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
69°
3a
70°
4a
68°
5a
68°
6a
69°
7a
74°
8a
77°
9a
80°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
84°
5p
82°
6p
79°
7p
76°
8p
L 68°H 86°
Wallace, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    82°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    84°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    17%
    87°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    62%
    90°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    67%
    88°71°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    69%
    90°70°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    74%
    88°70°
Wallace, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°64°77°90°12a6a12p6pnow 76°high 86°low 68°
Wallace, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · veering 52°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
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 6 · pk 18 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 52° from the sse.
Wallace, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.1
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.98 inHg
Now
1015.1
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1014–1019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Wallace, LA
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.7 μg/m³
PM 10
11.1 μg/m³
NO₂
7.5 μg/m³
Ozone
88.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Wallace, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:43 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
13h 41m
Sunset
7:49 PM
Civil dusk
1:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wallace, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 AM
Moonset
1:10 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Wallace, 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 →

Wallace at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 15 (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.