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Weather in Rosedale, Louisiana

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

Rosedale, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:43 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
66%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
7:53 PM
Rosedale, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
9p
77°
10p
75°
11p
74°
12a
73°
1a
72°
2a
71°
3a
71°
4a
70°
5a
70°
6a
70°
7a
74°
8a
78°
9a
80°
10a
82°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
83°
7p
79°
8p
L 70°H 87°
Rosedale, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    85°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    87°71°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    44%
    90°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    70%
    90°72°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    79%
    88°71°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    73%
    89°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    76%
    91°70°
Rosedale, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°66°79°92°12a6a12p6pnow 79°high 87°low 70°
Rosedale, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
156° · veering 21°
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 21° from the sse.
Rosedale, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.7
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.93 inHg
Now
1013.7
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1013–1017
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Rosedale, LA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.1 μg/m³
PM 10
10.6 μg/m³
NO₂
3.5 μg/m³
Ozone
72.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Rosedale, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:46 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
13h 43m
Sunset
7:53 PM
Civil dusk
1:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rosedale, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:27 AM
Moonset
1:15 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Rosedale, 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 →

Rosedale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 18 (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.