Weather in Florence, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Florence, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 5:05 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
80%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
7:52 PM
Florence, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
61°
4a
61°
5a
61°
6a
62°
7a
67°
8a
72°
9a
76°
10a
80°
11a
82°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
79°
8p
77°
9p
75°
10p
74°
11p
Florence, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast16%85°65°
- MondayMay 18Overcast15%84°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle48%87°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers58%84°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers62%87°65°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle70%90°68°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle68%82°68°
Florence, MS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Florence, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
162° · veering 17°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
16
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
Florence, MS
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 81.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Florence, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:36 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
7:52 PM
Civil dusk
1:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Florence, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:16 AM
- Moonset
- 1:14 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Florence, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Florence at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 28 (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.