Weather in Artesia, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Artesia, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 4:06 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
74%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
7:48 PM
Artesia, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
11p
55°
12a
55°
1a
54°
2a
54°
3a
54°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
58°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
78°
7p
74°
8p
70°
9p
69°
10p
Artesia, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°63°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—85°62°
- MondayMay 18Showers—86°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle12%90°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers60%82°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle60%88°67°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle62%92°67°
Artesia, MS
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Artesia, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
143° · backing 22°
Direction
SE
143°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Artesia, MS
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 73.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Artesia, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:27 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
7:48 PM
Civil dusk
1:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Artesia, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:06 AM
- Moonset
- 1:11 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Artesia, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Artesia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 7 (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.