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Weather in Mansfield, Louisiana

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

Mansfield, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
61%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Mansfield, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
85°
8p
77°
9p
76°
10p
74°
11p
72°
12a
72°
1a
71°
2a
69°
3a
70°
4a
68°
5a
65°
6a
67°
7a
71°
8a
74°
9a
78°
10a
82°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
90°
4p
90°
5p
87°
6p
85°
7p
L 65°H 90°
Mansfield, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    88°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    —
    89°71°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    20%
    92°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    46%
    94°65°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    78%
    89°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    62%
    80°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    59%
    80°69°
Mansfield, LA
Next 24 hours · Warm now
HOT 90°60°78°95°12a6a12p6pnow 85°high 90°low 65°
Mansfield, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
184° · veering 8°
Direction
S
184°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 9
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
avg 9 · pk 28 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 8° from the s.
Mansfield, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
999.8
-0.8 mb in 3h · steady · 29.52 inHg
Now
999.8
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1000–1004
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mansfield, LA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.0 μg/m³
PM 10
13.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
97.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Mansfield, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:51 AM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
13h 49m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
1:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mansfield, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:32 AM
Moonset
1:28 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Mansfield, 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 →

Mansfield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 27 (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.