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Weather in Minden, Louisiana

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

Minden, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:56 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
72%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Minden, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
11p
71°
12a
70°
1a
69°
2a
68°
3a
68°
4a
66°
5a
66°
6a
66°
7a
70°
8a
74°
9a
80°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
88°
1p
89°
2p
89°
3p
90°
4p
89°
5p
87°
6p
86°
7p
82°
8p
80°
9p
80°
10p
L 66°H 90°
Minden, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    88°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    13%
    87°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    90°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    49%
    94°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    75%
    82°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    61%
    77°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    60%
    81°68°
Minden, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°60°78°95°12a6a12p6pnow 72°high 90°low 66°
Minden, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
165° · backing 15°
Direction
SSE
165°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
25
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
avg 8 · pk 25 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 15° from the sse.
Minden, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.8
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.58 inHg
Now
1001.8
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1001–1007
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Minden, LA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.8 μg/m³
PM 10
11.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
79.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Minden, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:48 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
1:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Minden, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 AM
Moonset
1:28 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Minden, 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 →

Minden at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 3 (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.