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Weather in Collinston, Louisiana

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

Collinston, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:40 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
69%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Collinston, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
9p
68°
10p
67°
11p
66°
12a
65°
1a
64°
2a
63°
3a
63°
4a
62°
5a
61°
6a
63°
7a
68°
8a
74°
9a
78°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
88°
5p
86°
6p
85°
7p
80°
8p
L 61°H 88°
Collinston, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    84°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    19%
    85°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    88°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    45%
    90°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    73%
    85°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    67%
    76°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    57%
    87°68°
Collinston, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
151° · backing 37°
Direction
SSE
151°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 8
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 8 · pk 19 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 37° from the sse.
Collinston, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.0
+0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.85 inHg
Now
1011.0
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091014
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Collinston, LA
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.2 μg/m³
PM 10
6.6 μg/m³
NO₂
4.3 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Collinston, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:42 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
1:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Collinston, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 AM
Moonset
1:23 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Collinston, 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 →

Collinston 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.

ZIP codes in Collinston

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.