Weather in Madison, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Madison, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 5:09 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
73%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
7:53 PM
Madison, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
61°
4a
60°
5a
60°
6a
62°
7a
66°
8a
71°
9a
75°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
87°
6p
83°
7p
77°
8p
75°
9p
74°
10p
73°
11p
Madison, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast15%86°64°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle13%85°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle46%88°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers58%86°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle58%85°67°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle67%88°69°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle67%83°68°
Madison, MS
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Madison, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
163° · veering 6°
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Madison, MS
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 77.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Madison, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:35 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
13h 53m
Sunset
7:53 PM
Civil dusk
1:20 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Madison, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:15 AM
- Moonset
- 1:15 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Madison, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Madison at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 2 (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.