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Weather in Ocean Springs, Mississippi

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

Ocean Springs, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
71
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
74°
Humidity
83%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
7:42 PM
Ocean Springs, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
61°
3a
61°
4a
61°
5a
59°
6a
62°
7a
68°
8a
74°
9a
78°
10a
78°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
80°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
75°
7p
72°
8p
70°
9p
70°
10p
L 59°H 80°
Ocean Springs, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    81°64°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    81°68°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    83°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    86°71°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    87°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    18%
    85°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    85°72°
Ocean Springs, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
142° · veering 69°
Direction
SE
142°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
avg 7 · pk 15 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 69° from the se.
Ocean Springs, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.3
-0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.98 inHg
Now
1015.3
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141018
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Ocean Springs, MS
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.3 μg/m³
PM 10
10.1 μg/m³
NO₂
2.2 μg/m³
Ozone
102.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ocean Springs, 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 42m
Sunset
7:42 PM
Civil dusk
1:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ocean Springs, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:16 AM
Moonset
1:04 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Ocean Springs, 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 →

Ocean Springs at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 17 (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 Ocean Springs

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.