Weather in La Plata, Missouri
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
La Plata, MO
Sunday, May 17 at 3:57 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
80%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
La Plata, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
10p
64°
11p
64°
12a
65°
16%
1a
64°
15%
2a
62°
19%
3a
61°
18%
4a
60°
5a
59°
6a
59°
7a
63°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
78°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
76°
8p
74°
9p
La Plata, MO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle74%75°64°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle60%87°63°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers72%79°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers75%71°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—62°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast13%63°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast18%67°53°
La Plata, MO
Next 24 hours · Cool now
La Plata, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
133° · backing 79°
Direction
SE
133°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
La Plata, MO
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 69.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
La Plata, MO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
1:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
La Plata, MO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:59 AM
- Moonset
- 1:50 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
La Plata, MO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
La Plata at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 16 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.