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Weather in Bolton, Mississippi

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

Bolton, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 4:06 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
76%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
7:53 PM
Bolton, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
11p
62°
12a
61°
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
61°
5a
61°
6a
63°
7a
67°
8a
70°
9a
74°
10a
77°
11a
80°
12p
82°
1p
83°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
78°
8p
76°
9p
75°
10p
L 60°H 86°
Bolton, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    21%
    84°65°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    16%
    87°72°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    45%
    87°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    61%
    85°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    61%
    85°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    67%
    87°68°
Bolton, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
145° · backing 22°
Direction
SE
145°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 7
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 7 · pk 19 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 22° from the se.
Bolton, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.5
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.69 inHg
Now
1005.5
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051009
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Bolton, MS
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.2 μg/m³
PM 10
6.5 μg/m³
NO₂
2.4 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Bolton, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:37 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
7:53 PM
Civil dusk
1:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bolton, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 AM
Moonset
1:16 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Bolton, 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 →

Bolton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 1 (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 Bolton

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.