Weather in Columbia, Louisiana
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Columbia, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:44 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
62%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Columbia, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
9p
71°
10p
70°
11p
68°
12a
68°
1a
67°
2a
66°
3a
66°
4a
66°
5a
64°
6a
66°
7a
72°
8a
77°
9a
80°
10a
85°
11a
87°
12p
89°
1p
90°
2p
90°
3p
90°
4p
90°
5p
88°
6p
86°
7p
83°
8p
Columbia, LA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—87°72°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle25%86°70°
- MondayMay 18Overcast12%89°75°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers47%90°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers76%86°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers68%76°68°
- FridayMay 22Showers60%88°68°
Columbia, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Columbia, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
140° · backing 72°
Direction
SE
140°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 8
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
Columbia, LA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Columbia, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:44 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
13h 50m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
1:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Columbia, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:25 AM
- Moonset
- 1:22 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Columbia, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Columbia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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.