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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
L 54°H 86°
Richton, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    84°61°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    19%
    85°69°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    12%
    91°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    29%
    92°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    56%
    93°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    62%
    90°68°
Richton, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 5 · pk 13 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 105° from the sse.
Richton, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.7
0.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.82 inHg
Now
1009.7
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091013
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Richton

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.