Weather in Leland, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Leland, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 1:45 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
74%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
Leland, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
8p
70°
9p
67°
10p
64°
11p
63°
12a
61°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
60°
4a
61°
5a
62°
6a
62°
7a
66°
8a
70°
9a
74°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
88°
5p
87°
6p
84°
7p
Leland, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°71°
- SundayMay 17Overcast19%86°67°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers12%92°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers44%92°70°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers70%77°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers70%74°68°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle50%88°68°
Leland, MS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Leland, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
136° · backing 27°
Direction
SE
136°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 9
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
Leland, MS
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 113.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Leland, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:36 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
7:57 PM
Civil dusk
1:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Leland, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:15 AM
- Moonset
- 1:21 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Leland, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Leland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 7 (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.