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Weather in Diamondhead, Mississippi

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

Diamondhead, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 3:57 AM
71
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
74°
Humidity
75%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
7:45 PM
Diamondhead, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
10p
67°
11p
67°
12a
65°
1a
65°
2a
64°
3a
64°
4a
64°
5a
62°
6a
64°
7a
71°
8a
77°
9a
79°
10a
79°
11a
81°
12p
81°
1p
81°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
80°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
73°
9p
L 62°H 81°
Diamondhead, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    81°66°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    80°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    10%
    82°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    15%
    85°72°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    10%
    86°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    38%
    84°70°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    84°72°
Diamondhead, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
148° · veering 109°
Direction
SSE
148°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
17
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
avg 7 · pk 17 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 109° from the sse.
Diamondhead, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.3
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.95 inHg
Now
1014.3
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131017
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Diamondhead, MS
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.6 μg/m³
PM 10
9.7 μg/m³
NO₂
2.3 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Diamondhead, 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 43m
Sunset
7:45 PM
Civil dusk
1:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Diamondhead, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 AM
Moonset
1:06 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Diamondhead, 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 →

Diamondhead at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 17 (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 Diamondhead

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.