Weather in Petal, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Petal, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
77%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
7:46 PM
Petal, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
11p
62°
12a
62°
1a
59°
2a
59°
3a
59°
4a
58°
5a
56°
6a
58°
7a
64°
8a
71°
9a
76°
10a
79°
11a
82°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
87°
5p
87°
6p
85°
7p
80°
8p
75°
9p
72°
10p
Petal, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy—84°63°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—85°65°
- MondayMay 18Overcast21%85°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast14%89°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast34%91°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast61%91°66°
- FridayMay 22Overcast67%87°68°
Petal, MS
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Petal, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
139° · veering 22°
Direction
SE
139°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 6
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
Petal, MS
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 86.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Petal, 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 46m
Sunset
7:46 PM
Civil dusk
1:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Petal, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:15 AM
- Moonset
- 1:08 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Petal, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Petal at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 23 (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.