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Weather in Morgantown, Mississippi

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

Morgantown, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 4:05 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
69%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
7:55 PM
Morgantown, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
11p
69°
12a
68°
1a
67°
2a
67°
3a
66°
4a
66°
5a
66°
6a
66°
7a
70°
8a
74°
9a
78°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
83°
7p
81°
8p
80°
9p
78°
10p
L 66°H 86°
Morgantown, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    84°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    27%
    84°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    18%
    88°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    44%
    87°70°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    69%
    89°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    65%
    86°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    74%
    89°69°
Morgantown, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
146° · steady
Direction
SE
146°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
16
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
avg 8 · pk 16 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the se.
Morgantown, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.3
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.75 inHg
Now
1007.3
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061011
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Morgantown, MS
Air quality
67
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.4 μg/m³
PM 10
8.2 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Morgantown, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:42 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
13h 47m
Sunset
7:55 PM
Civil dusk
1:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Morgantown, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:23 AM
Moonset
1:17 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Morgantown, 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 →

Morgantown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 24 (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 Morgantown

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.