Weather in Shannon, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shannon, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 1:46 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
75%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
7:50 PM
Shannon, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
8p
62°
9p
59°
10p
57°
11p
56°
12a
55°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
53°
4a
51°
5a
51°
6a
54°
7a
59°
8a
64°
9a
69°
10a
72°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
Shannon, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°61°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—85°60°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle—89°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle20%91°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle63%85°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle63%90°67°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle60%86°67°
Shannon, MS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Shannon, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
114° · backing 30°
Direction
ESE
114°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
19
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
Shannon, MS
Air quality
67
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 101.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Shannon, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:26 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
7:50 PM
Civil dusk
1:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Shannon, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:04 AM
- Moonset
- 1:14 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Shannon, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Shannon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (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.