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Weather in Marksville, Louisiana

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

Marksville, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:53 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
74%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
Marksville, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
9p
73°
10p
71°
11p
70°
12a
69°
1a
69°
2a
68°
3a
68°
4a
66°
5a
65°
6a
66°
7a
71°
8a
75°
9a
78°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
80°
7p
77°
8p
L 65°H 86°
Marksville, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    84°68°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    27%
    84°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    18%
    87°72°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    46%
    84°70°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    77%
    87°71°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    76%
    84°70°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    69%
    88°71°
Marksville, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
182° · veering 29°
Direction
S
182°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
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
avg 7 · pk 17 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 29° from the s.
Marksville, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.7
0.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.88 inHg
Now
1011.7
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101014
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Marksville, LA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.7 μg/m³
PM 10
8.7 μg/m³
NO₂
2.3 μg/m³
Ozone
73.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Marksville, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:46 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
13h 46m
Sunset
7:57 PM
Civil dusk
1:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Marksville, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 AM
Moonset
1:19 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Marksville, 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 →

Marksville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 22 (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 Marksville

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.