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Weather in Strayhorn, Mississippi

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Strayhorn, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 4:08 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
59%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
Strayhorn, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
11p
62°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
59°
5a
60°
6a
62°
7a
66°
8a
70°
9a
73°
10a
76°
11a
78°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
83°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
80°
7p
77°
8p
77°
9p
76°
10p
L 59°H 85°
Strayhorn, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    10%
    87°66°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    16%
    89°69°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    50%
    89°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    69%
    82°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    58%
    79°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    54%
    84°66°
Strayhorn, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
157° · backing 12°
Direction
SSE
157°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 9
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
avg 9 · pk 21 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 12° from the sse.
Strayhorn, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.7
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.58 inHg
Now
1001.7
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011005
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Strayhorn, MS
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.7 μg/m³
PM 10
5.4 μg/m³
NO₂
3.3 μg/m³
Ozone
92.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Strayhorn, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
7:57 PM
Civil dusk
1:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Strayhorn, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:08 AM
Moonset
1:21 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Strayhorn, 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 →

Strayhorn at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°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.

ZIP codes in Strayhorn

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.