Weather in Columbia, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Columbia, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 1:45 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
77%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
7:48 PM
Columbia, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
8p
70°
9p
67°
10p
65°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
58°
6a
60°
7a
66°
8a
72°
9a
77°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
Columbia, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°67°
- SundayMay 17Overcast18%83°64°
- MondayMay 18Overcast34%89°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast33%88°70°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle54%90°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast68%89°67°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle70%89°69°
Columbia, MS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Columbia, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
153° · steady
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 7
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Columbia, MS
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 97.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Columbia, 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 46m
Sunset
7:48 PM
Civil dusk
1:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Columbia, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:18 AM
- Moonset
- 1:10 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Columbia, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Columbia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 23 (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.