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Weather in Big Point, Mississippi

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

Big Point, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 4:00 AM
69
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
72°
Humidity
81%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
7:42 PM
Big Point, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
11p
63°
12a
61°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
57°
5a
56°
6a
59°
7a
67°
8a
73°
9a
76°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
81°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
81°
4p
80°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
72°
8p
70°
9p
68°
10p
L 56°H 82°
Big Point, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    83°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    85°70°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    89°70°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    91°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    16%
    89°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    89°71°
Big Point, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
130° · veering 96°
Direction
SE
130°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
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 5 · pk 13 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 96° from the se.
Big Point, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.6
0.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.96 inHg
Now
1014.6
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141017
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Big Point, MS
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.6 μg/m³
PM 10
8.6 μg/m³
NO₂
2.6 μg/m³
Ozone
88.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Big Point, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:33 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
13h 44m
Sunset
7:42 PM
Civil dusk
1:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Big Point, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 AM
Moonset
1:03 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Big Point, 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 →

Big Point at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 19 (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 Big Point

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.