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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
L 51°H 82°
Shannon, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°61°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    85°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    89°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    91°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    63%
    85°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    63%
    90°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    60%
    86°67°
Shannon, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 6 · pk 19 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 30° from the ese.
Shannon, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.9
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.70 inHg
Now
1005.9
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051009
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Shannon

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.