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Weather in Monroe, Louisiana

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

Monroe, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:32 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
63%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Monroe, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
8p
76°
9p
72°
10p
71°
11p
69°
12a
69°
1a
68°
2a
67°
3a
66°
4a
65°
5a
64°
6a
65°
7a
71°
8a
75°
9a
80°
10a
84°
11a
87°
12p
89°
1p
91°
2p
91°
3p
91°
4p
90°
5p
89°
6p
87°
7p
L 64°H 91°
Monroe, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    87°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    24%
    88°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    18%
    89°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    45%
    88°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    77%
    84°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    66%
    77°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Rain
    56%
    86°69°
Monroe, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°55°78°100°12a6a12p6pnow 76°high 91°low 64°
Monroe, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
141° · backing 45°
Direction
SE
141°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
21
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 21 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 45° from the se.
Monroe, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.8
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.79 inHg
Now
1008.8
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1008–1013
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Monroe, LA
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.2 μg/m³
PM 10
6.9 μg/m³
NO₂
2.7 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Monroe, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:43 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
1:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Monroe, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:23 AM
Moonset
1:23 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Monroe, 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 →

Monroe at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 2 (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.