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Weather in Calvin, Louisiana

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

Calvin, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:55 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
79%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Calvin, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
12a
70°
1a
68°
2a
68°
3a
67°
4a
66°
5a
65°
6a
66°
7a
72°
8a
76°
9a
82°
10a
85°
11a
87°
12p
89°
1p
91°
2p
92°
3p
91°
4p
90°
5p
88°
6p
87°
7p
83°
8p
80°
9p
78°
10p
76°
11p
L 65°H 92°
Calvin, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    22%
    88°71°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    10%
    89°75°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    54%
    92°68°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    79%
    75°67°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    68%
    83°66°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    65%
    82°69°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    59%
    85°68°
Calvin, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°60°80°100°12a6a12p6pnow 71°high 92°low 65°
Calvin, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · veering 15°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
22
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 22 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 15° from the s.
Calvin, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.0
-0.3 mb in 3h · rising · 29.71 inHg
Now
1006.0
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1006–1011
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Calvin, LA
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.1 μg/m³
PM 10
10.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.9 μg/m³
Ozone
75.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Calvin, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:47 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
13h 50m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
1:30 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Calvin, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 AM
Moonset
1:24 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Calvin, 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 →

Calvin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 27 (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.