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Weather in Ruston, Louisiana

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

Ruston, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:32 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
54%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Ruston, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
8p
73°
9p
71°
10p
71°
11p
69°
12a
69°
1a
67°
2a
67°
3a
67°
4a
64°
5a
64°
6a
64°
7a
70°
8a
75°
9a
79°
10a
84°
11a
86°
12p
88°
1p
90°
2p
90°
3p
90°
4p
90°
5p
87°
6p
86°
7p
L 64°H 90°
Ruston, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    11%
    87°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    16%
    90°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    21%
    90°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    48%
    91°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    75%
    83°66°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    62%
    80°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Showers
    58%
    88°68°
Ruston, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°55°75°95°12a6a12p6pnow 76°high 90°low 64°
Ruston, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
143° · backing 46°
Direction
SE
143°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 9
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 9 · pk 26 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 46° from the se.
Ruston, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.7
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.55 inHg
Now
1000.7
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1000–1005
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Ruston, LA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.9 μg/m³
PM 10
10.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ruston, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:45 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
1:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ruston, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 AM
Moonset
1:25 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Ruston, 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 →

Ruston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • 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.