Weather in Braxton, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Braxton, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 3:57 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
78%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
7:50 PM
Braxton, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
10p
65°
11p
63°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
59°
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
60°
7a
65°
8a
71°
9a
75°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
79°
8p
76°
9p
Braxton, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°67°
- SundayMay 17Overcast16%85°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm19%85°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle45%88°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers54%85°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers61%86°66°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle69%90°68°
Braxton, MS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Braxton, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
148° · veering 13°
Direction
SSE
148°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 6
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Braxton, MS
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 81.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Braxton, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:36 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
13h 49m
Sunset
7:50 PM
Civil dusk
1:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Braxton, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:16 AM
- Moonset
- 1:13 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Braxton, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Braxton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 27 (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.