Weather in Alexandria, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alexandria, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:37 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
76%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Alexandria, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
9p
74°
10p
72°
11p
70°
12a
69°
1a
68°
2a
68°
3a
67°
4a
66°
5a
65°
6a
66°
7a
70°
8a
74°
9a
79°
10a
82°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
79°
8p
Alexandria, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°68°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm28%84°70°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm16%86°75°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers45%86°70°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers83%87°71°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers79%81°69°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle65%87°70°
Alexandria, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Alexandria, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
167° · veering 17°
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
17
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
Alexandria, LA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 76.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Alexandria, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:48 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
13h 46m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
1:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alexandria, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:29 AM
- Moonset
- 1:21 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Alexandria, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Alexandria at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 23 (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.