Weather in Carthage, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carthage, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 5:15 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
73%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
7:51 PM
Carthage, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
12a
58°
1a
56°
2a
56°
3a
56°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
58°
7a
64°
8a
69°
9a
73°
10a
77°
11a
78°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
81°
7p
77°
8p
74°
9p
72°
10p
70°
11p
Carthage, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—86°60°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle14%84°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast26%90°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers54%87°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle58%90°66°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle66%90°67°
- SaturdayMay 23Drizzle65%85°68°
Carthage, MS
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Carthage, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
163° · veering 24°
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
15
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
Carthage, MS
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 70.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Carthage, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
7:51 PM
Civil dusk
1:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Carthage, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:12 AM
- Moonset
- 1:13 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Carthage, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Carthage at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 3 (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.