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Weather in Arkabutla, Mississippi

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

Arkabutla, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 5:13 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
64%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM
Arkabutla, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
12a
61°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
60°
6a
62°
7a
66°
8a
70°
9a
74°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
83°
2p
83°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
81°
7p
78°
8p
78°
9p
77°
10p
77°
11p
L 59°H 85°
Arkabutla, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    10%
    88°66°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    16%
    89°69°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    51%
    90°68°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    70%
    82°67°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    56%
    80°67°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    54%
    83°66°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    84°66°
Arkabutla, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
152° · backing 11°
Direction
SSE
152°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 9
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 9 · pk 21 @ 8:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 11° from the sse.
Arkabutla, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.6
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.64 inHg
Now
1003.6
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031007
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Arkabutla, MS
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.8 μg/m³
PM 10
5.5 μg/m³
NO₂
3.0 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Arkabutla, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
7:58 PM
Civil dusk
1:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Arkabutla, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:08 AM
Moonset
1:21 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Arkabutla, MS
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 →

Arkabutla at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 15 (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 Arkabutla

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.