Weather in Columbus AFB, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Columbus AFB, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 5:15 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
68%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
7:48 PM
Columbus AFB, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
54°
3a
54°
4a
52°
5a
53°
6a
57°
7a
64°
8a
70°
9a
75°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
84°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
83°
7p
77°
8p
74°
9p
71°
10p
70°
11p
Columbus AFB, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—87°62°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—87°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle16%91°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers58%81°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle58%89°66°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle59%90°67°
- SaturdayMay 23Drizzle52%88°68°
Columbus AFB, MS
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Columbus AFB, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
133° · backing 8°
Direction
SE
133°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 7
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
Columbus AFB, MS
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 69.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Columbus AFB, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:26 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
7:48 PM
Civil dusk
1:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Columbus AFB, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:04 AM
- Moonset
- 1:11 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Columbus AFB, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Columbus AFB at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 9 (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.