Weather in Ethel, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ethel, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 5:15 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
79%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
7:51 PM
Ethel, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
12a
57°
1a
56°
2a
56°
3a
56°
4a
56°
5a
57°
6a
59°
7a
64°
8a
68°
9a
72°
10a
76°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
84°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
76°
8p
73°
9p
71°
10p
71°
11p
Ethel, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—85°61°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle10%83°70°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast27%90°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers59%88°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle62%90°66°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle65%89°67°
- SaturdayMay 23Drizzle61%86°68°
Ethel, MS
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Ethel, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
156° · backing 15°
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
16
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
Ethel, MS
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 73.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ethel, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:31 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
7:51 PM
Civil dusk
1:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ethel, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:10 AM
- Moonset
- 1:14 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ethel, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Ethel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 6 (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.