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
Diamondhead, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°66°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—80°70°
- MondayMay 18Overcast10%82°74°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast15%85°72°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast10%86°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast38%84°70°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle46%84°72°
Diamondhead, MS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Diamondhead, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.