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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 5:54 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
68%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Monroe, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
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
83°
8p
81°
9p
79°
10p
78°
11p
L 64°H 91°
Monroe, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    20%
    88°69°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    33%
    91°75°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    52%
    92°69°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    73%
    81°69°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    65%
    83°68°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    64%
    80°70°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    57%
    85°68°
Monroe, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°55°78°100°12a6a12p6pnow 69°high 91°low 64°
Monroe, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
167° · backing 79°
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
19
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 19 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 79° from the sse.
Monroe, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.5
0.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.78 inHg
Now
1008.5
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1009–1013
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Monroe, LA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.9 μg/m³
PM 10
7.6 μg/m³
NO₂
4.0 μg/m³
Ozone
76.0 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
6:08 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
8:01 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
♊︎ Gemini
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: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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.