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Weather in Folsom, Louisiana

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

Folsom, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:55 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
84%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
7:49 PM
Folsom, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
12a
66°
1a
65°
2a
65°
3a
64°
4a
64°
5a
63°
6a
63°
7a
68°
8a
73°
9a
78°
10a
80°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
83°
6p
80°
7p
77°
8p
75°
9p
74°
10p
72°
11p
L 63°H 85°
Folsom, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    16%
    84°66°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    16%
    85°73°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    41%
    88°71°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    91°70°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    90°68°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    66%
    89°70°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    74%
    93°71°
Folsom, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°55°73°90°12a6a12p6pnow 67°high 85°low 63°
Folsom, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
146° · veering 56°
Direction
SE
146°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 56° from the se.
Folsom, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.3
+0.5 mb in 3h · rising · 29.78 inHg
Now
1008.3
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1008–1012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Folsom, LA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.7 μg/m³
PM 10
8.9 μg/m³
NO₂
3.5 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Folsom, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:40 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
13h 45m
Sunset
7:49 PM
Civil dusk
1:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Folsom, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 AM
Moonset
1:10 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Folsom, 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 →

Folsom at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 19 (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.