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Weather in Ashland, Mississippi

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

Ashland, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 5:19 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
63%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
7:54 PM
Ashland, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
55°
3a
55°
4a
54°
5a
56°
6a
59°
7a
63°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
74°
11a
75°
12p
79°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
77°
8p
75°
9p
73°
10p
73°
11p
L 54°H 83°
Ashland, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    87°63°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    14%
    87°67°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    39%
    91°67°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    71%
    86°66°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    60%
    81°66°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    79°65°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    54%
    82°66°
Ashland, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
150° · backing 28°
Direction
SSE
150°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
23
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 23 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 28° from the sse.
Ashland, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.2
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.27 inHg
Now
991.2
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990995
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ashland, MS
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.0 μg/m³
PM 10
6.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ashland, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:26 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
7:54 PM
Civil dusk
1:22 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ashland, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:03 AM
Moonset
1:18 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Ashland, 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 →

Ashland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 16 (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 Ashland

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.