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Weather in Cary, Mississippi

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

Cary, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 5:09 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
74%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
Cary, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
62°
3a
62°
4a
62°
5a
62°
6a
65°
7a
70°
8a
75°
9a
77°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
89°
5p
88°
6p
87°
7p
83°
8p
81°
9p
78°
10p
77°
11p
L 62°H 89°
Cary, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    24%
    86°67°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    12%
    89°71°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    38%
    90°69°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    66%
    83°70°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    67%
    79°69°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    64%
    87°68°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    64%
    83°68°
Cary, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
152° · backing 18°
Direction
SSE
152°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 8
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 8 · pk 19 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 18° from the sse.
Cary, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.3
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.3
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091014
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Cary, MS
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.5 μg/m³
PM 10
5.6 μg/m³
NO₂
2.6 μg/m³
Ozone
82.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Cary, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:38 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
7:57 PM
Civil dusk
1:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cary, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 AM
Moonset
1:19 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Cary, 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 →

Cary at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 4 (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 Cary

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.