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Weather in Vinton, Louisiana

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

Vinton, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:52 AM
75
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
80°
Humidity
87%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Vinton, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
69°
3a
68°
4a
67°
5a
67°
6a
68°
7a
74°
8a
78°
9a
81°
10a
83°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
86°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
80°
7p
78°
8p
75°
9p
74°
10p
L 67°H 87°
Vinton, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    84°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Showers
    26%
    85°74°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    22%
    86°76°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    30%
    87°74°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    68%
    90°73°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    59%
    85°73°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    64%
    90°73°
Vinton, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°62°76°90°12a6a12p6pnow 71°high 87°low 67°
Vinton, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
131° · backing 15°
Direction
SE
131°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 9
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 9 · pk 25 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 15° from the se.
Vinton, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.4
+0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.90 inHg
Now
1012.4
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1010–1015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Vinton, LA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
10.6 μg/m³
PM 10
15.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Vinton, 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 42m
Sunset
8:01 PM
Civil dusk
1:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Vinton, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:37 AM
Moonset
1:23 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Vinton, 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 →

Vinton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 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

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.