Weather in Richton, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Richton, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 4:04 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
87%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
7:45 PM
Richton, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
58°
2a
57°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
57°
7a
65°
8a
71°
9a
75°
10a
78°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
82°
2p
84°
3p
84°
4p
86°
5p
86°
6p
82°
7p
76°
8p
73°
9p
70°
10p
Richton, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy—84°61°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—86°62°
- MondayMay 18Overcast19%85°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast12%91°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast29%92°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast56%93°66°
- FridayMay 22Overcast62%90°68°
Richton, MS
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Richton, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
164° · veering 105°
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
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
Richton, MS
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Richton, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:33 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
13h 47m
Sunset
7:45 PM
Civil dusk
1:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Richton, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:14 AM
- Moonset
- 1:07 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Richton, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Richton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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.