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Weather in Winnsboro, Louisiana

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

Winnsboro, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:36 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
69%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM
Winnsboro, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
9p
68°
10p
67°
11p
66°
12a
65°
1a
65°
2a
64°
3a
64°
4a
63°
5a
63°
6a
64°
7a
68°
8a
72°
9a
76°
10a
79°
11a
82°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
L 63°H 86°
Winnsboro, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    23%
    84°68°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    18%
    88°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    47%
    88°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    73%
    86°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    71%
    80°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Showers
    63%
    89°67°
Winnsboro, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
150° · backing 54°
Direction
SSE
150°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 54° from the sse.
Winnsboro, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.5
+0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.87 inHg
Now
1011.5
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-1.1
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.
Winnsboro, LA
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.6 μg/m³
PM 10
7.1 μg/m³
NO₂
2.8 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Winnsboro, 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 50m
Sunset
7:58 PM
Civil dusk
1:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Winnsboro, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:23 AM
Moonset
1:20 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Winnsboro, 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 →

Winnsboro at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 28 (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 Winnsboro

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.