Weather in Fernwood, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fernwood, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 4:09 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
83%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
7:51 PM
Fernwood, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
11p
66°
12a
65°
1a
65°
2a
63°
3a
63°
4a
63°
5a
63°
6a
64°
7a
68°
8a
72°
9a
77°
10a
80°
11a
82°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
78°
8p
76°
9p
73°
10p
Fernwood, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°68°
- SundayMay 17Overcast24%83°65°
- MondayMay 18Overcast23%85°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle52%87°70°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle61%87°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle63%88°67°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle69%88°68°
Fernwood, MS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Fernwood, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
135° · steady
Direction
SE
135°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
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
Fernwood, MS
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fernwood, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:40 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
13h 46m
Sunset
7:51 PM
Civil dusk
1:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fernwood, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:20 AM
- Moonset
- 1:13 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fernwood, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fernwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 22 (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.