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Weather in Rayville, Louisiana

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

Rayville, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:39 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
72%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Rayville, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
9p
67°
10p
66°
11p
66°
12a
65°
1a
64°
2a
64°
3a
64°
4a
63°
5a
62°
6a
63°
7a
67°
8a
73°
9a
76°
10a
79°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
81°
7p
78°
8p
L 62°H 85°
Rayville, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    24%
    84°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    85°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    48%
    89°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    73%
    86°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    70%
    76°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    57%
    89°69°
Rayville, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 47°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 47° from the sse.
Rayville, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.5
+0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.87 inHg
Now
1011.5
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Rayville, LA
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.1 μg/m³
PM 10
6.4 μg/m³
NO₂
3.1 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Rayville, 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
1:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rayville, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 AM
Moonset
1:21 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Rayville, 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 →

Rayville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°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.

ZIP codes in Rayville

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.