Weather in Ripley, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ripley, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
71
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
70°
Humidity
63%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
7:52 PM
Ripley, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
11p
57°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
54°
6a
57°
7a
62°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
75°
8p
72°
9p
71°
10p
Ripley, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°67°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—85°64°
- MondayMay 18Showers12%86°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers42%89°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers71%83°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers60%80°67°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle63%82°66°
Ripley, MS
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Ripley, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
148° · backing 27°
Direction
SSE
148°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Ripley, MS
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 97.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ripley, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:25 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
7:52 PM
Civil dusk
1:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ripley, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:03 AM
- Moonset
- 1:16 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ripley, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Ripley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (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.