Weather in Chunky, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chunky, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 3:58 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
77%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
7:47 PM
Chunky, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
10p
60°
11p
58°
12a
57°
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
55°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
64°
8a
70°
9a
75°
10a
78°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
83°
7p
77°
8p
73°
9p
Chunky, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°63°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—87°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast19%84°70°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast17%88°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers43%92°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle57%92°66°
- FridayMay 22Overcast59%91°67°
Chunky, MS
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Chunky, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
150° · backing 12°
Direction
SSE
150°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
14
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Chunky, MS
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Chunky, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:31 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
7:47 PM
Civil dusk
1:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chunky, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:10 AM
- Moonset
- 1:10 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Chunky, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Chunky 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.