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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
L 61°H 87°
Florence, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    16%
    85°65°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    15%
    84°73°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    48%
    87°68°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    58%
    84°69°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    62%
    87°65°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    70%
    90°68°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    68%
    82°68°
Florence, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 7 · pk 16 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 17° from the sse.
Florence, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.9
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.65 inHg
Now
1003.9
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031008
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Florence

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.