Weather in Marion, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Marion, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:36 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
61%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Marion, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
9p
70°
10p
69°
11p
68°
12a
68°
1a
67°
2a
66°
3a
66°
4a
65°
5a
64°
6a
65°
7a
70°
8a
74°
9a
79°
10a
83°
11a
86°
12p
88°
1p
89°
2p
90°
3p
91°
4p
90°
5p
88°
6p
86°
7p
83°
8p
Marion, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—87°71°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm22%84°69°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle21%90°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle48%91°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers73%86°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers63%77°68°
- FridayMay 22Thunderstorm55%83°67°
Marion, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Marion, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
145° · backing 49°
Direction
SE
145°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Marion, LA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 93.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Marion, 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
1:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Marion, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:23 AM
- Moonset
- 1:25 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Marion, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Marion at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- 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.