Weather in Houston, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Houston, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 1:46 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
59%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
7:51 PM
Houston, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
8p
64°
9p
61°
10p
59°
11p
56°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
53°
6a
57°
7a
63°
8a
68°
9a
74°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
Houston, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°64°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—88°60°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle—88°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers25%92°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers64%81°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle64%89°66°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle60%89°67°
Houston, MS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Houston, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
139° · backing 20°
Direction
SE
139°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
19
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
Houston, MS
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 101.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Houston, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:27 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
7:51 PM
Civil dusk
1:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Houston, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:06 AM
- Moonset
- 1:14 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Houston, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Houston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (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.