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Weather in Mississippi Valley State University, Mississippi

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

Mississippi Valley State University, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 4:11 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
69%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
7:55 PM
Mississippi Valley State University, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
11p
63°
12a
61°
1a
61°
2a
62°
3a
61°
4a
61°
5a
62°
6a
65°
7a
67°
8a
71°
9a
77°
10a
80°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
88°
5p
86°
6p
85°
7p
80°
8p
79°
9p
77°
10p
L 61°H 89°
Mississippi Valley State University, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    86°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    —
    88°66°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    16%
    91°72°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    91°70°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    70%
    80°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    66%
    79°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    59%
    88°68°
Mississippi Valley State University, MS
Next 24 hours · Cool now
HOT 90°55°75°95°12a6a12p6pnow 64°high 89°low 61°
Mississippi Valley State University, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
162° · veering 6°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 9
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 9 · pk 19 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 6° from the sse.
Mississippi Valley State University, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.7
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.82 inHg
Now
1009.7
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1009–1014
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Mississippi Valley State University, MS
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.9 μg/m³
PM 10
5.7 μg/m³
NO₂
3.0 μg/m³
Ozone
74.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Mississippi Valley State University, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:34 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
13h 56m
Sunset
7:55 PM
Civil dusk
1:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mississippi Valley State University, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 AM
Moonset
1:19 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Mississippi Valley State University, 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 →

Mississippi Valley State University at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 8 (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.

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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.