Weather in Raleigh, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Raleigh, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 1:46 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
68%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
7:49 PM
Raleigh, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
8p
66°
9p
63°
10p
62°
11p
61°
12a
60°
1a
58°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
57°
5a
55°
6a
57°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
79°
7p
Raleigh, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°64°
- SundayMay 17Overcast11%82°63°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle24%88°70°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast24%86°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers55%84°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle69%89°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle69%87°67°
Raleigh, MS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Raleigh, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
125° · backing 16°
Direction
SE
125°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Raleigh, 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
Raleigh, 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 50m
Sunset
7:49 PM
Civil dusk
1:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Raleigh, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:14 AM
- Moonset
- 1:11 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Raleigh, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Raleigh at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 27 (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.