Weather in Lake Providence, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Providence, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:35 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
73%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
Lake Providence, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
8p
68°
9p
66°
10p
65°
11p
63°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
62°
3a
62°
4a
61°
5a
62°
6a
63°
7a
66°
8a
70°
9a
73°
10a
77°
11a
80°
12p
82°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
Lake Providence, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°70°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm21%84°66°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle—90°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle37%91°70°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers71%84°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers71%78°69°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle59%88°68°
Lake Providence, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Lake Providence, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
148° · backing 30°
Direction
SSE
148°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Lake Providence, LA
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 107.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lake Providence, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:39 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
7:57 PM
Civil dusk
1:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lake Providence, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:19 AM
- Moonset
- 1:20 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Lake Providence, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Lake Providence at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 4 (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.