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Weather in Hickory Flat, Mississippi

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hickory Flat, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 5:06 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
70%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
7:54 PM
Hickory Flat, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
54°
4a
54°
5a
55°
6a
57°
7a
62°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
76°
8p
73°
9p
72°
10p
72°
11p
L 54°H 83°
Hickory Flat, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°63°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    11%
    86°68°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    39%
    91°68°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    70%
    88°67°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    60%
    81°67°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    81°66°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    56%
    81°67°
Hickory Flat, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
144° · backing 26°
Direction
SE
144°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 18 @ 8:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 26° from the se.
Hickory Flat, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
999.0
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.50 inHg
Now
999.0
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981003
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hickory Flat, MS
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.0 μg/m³
PM 10
6.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Hickory Flat, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:26 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
7:54 PM
Civil dusk
1:22 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hickory Flat, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:04 AM
Moonset
1:17 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Hickory Flat, 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 →

Hickory Flat at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 15 (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 Hickory Flat

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.