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Weather in Polkville, Mississippi

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

Polkville, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 1:50 AM
74
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
67%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
7:50 PM
Polkville, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
8p
68°
9p
64°
10p
62°
11p
62°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
59°
3a
59°
4a
58°
5a
58°
6a
59°
7a
64°
8a
69°
9a
74°
10a
78°
11a
80°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
85°
6p
82°
7p
L 58°H 85°
Polkville, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    84°66°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    13%
    82°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    24%
    88°70°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    28%
    86°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    57%
    83°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    72%
    88°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    71%
    88°67°
Polkville, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
129° · backing 27°
Direction
SE
129°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
16
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
avg 6 · pk 16 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 27° from the se.
Polkville, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.2
0.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.48 inHg
Now
998.2
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971002
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Polkville, MS
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.2 μg/m³
PM 10
7.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
77.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Polkville, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:34 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
13h 50m
Sunset
7:50 PM
Civil dusk
1:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Polkville, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 AM
Moonset
1:12 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Polkville, 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 →

Polkville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 28 (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 Polkville

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.