Weather in Decatur, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Decatur, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 4:04 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
79%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
7:48 PM
Decatur, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
11p
57°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
55°
7a
62°
8a
68°
9a
73°
10a
75°
11a
77°
12p
80°
1p
81°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
76°
8p
72°
9p
69°
10p
Decatur, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°63°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—84°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast17%83°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast19%87°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers44%88°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle58%90°66°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle60%89°67°
Decatur, MS
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Decatur, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
144° · backing 9°
Direction
SE
144°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
14
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
Decatur, MS
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 74.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Decatur, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:31 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
7:48 PM
Civil dusk
1:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Decatur, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:11 AM
- Moonset
- 1:11 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Decatur, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Decatur at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 2 (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.