Weather in Tunica, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tunica, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 4:06 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
62%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM
Tunica, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
11p
62°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
60°
4a
60°
5a
60°
6a
62°
7a
67°
8a
71°
9a
74°
10a
78°
11a
80°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
78°
8p
77°
9p
76°
10p
Tunica, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast10%83°71°
- SundayMay 17Overcast11%88°66°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers19%89°70°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers50%90°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers72%83°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers58%75°67°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle53%82°67°
Tunica, MS
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Tunica, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 15°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 10
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
Tunica, MS
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 94.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Tunica, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:31 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
7:58 PM
Civil dusk
1:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Tunica, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:09 AM
- Moonset
- 1:22 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Tunica, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Tunica 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.