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Weather in Wallace Ridge, Louisiana

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

Wallace Ridge, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:49 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
74%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
Wallace Ridge, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
8p
72°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
67°
12a
66°
1a
65°
2a
65°
3a
64°
4a
64°
5a
64°
6a
65°
7a
69°
8a
74°
9a
77°
10a
80°
11a
82°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
81°
7p
L 64°H 86°
Wallace Ridge, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    84°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    24%
    84°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    91°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    46%
    88°70°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    77%
    88°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    73%
    83°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    67%
    90°69°
Wallace Ridge, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
134° · backing 49°
Direction
SE
134°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 7
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 7 · pk 17 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 49° from the se.
Wallace Ridge, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.6
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.87 inHg
Now
1011.6
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Wallace Ridge, LA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.0 μg/m³
PM 10
8.0 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Wallace Ridge, 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 48m
Sunset
7:57 PM
Civil dusk
1:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wallace Ridge, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 AM
Moonset
1:20 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Wallace Ridge, 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 Ridge at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 25 (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 Wallace Ridge

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.