Weather in Tupelo, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tupelo, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 2:58 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
68%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
7:50 PM
Tupelo, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
9p
60°
10p
58°
11p
56°
12a
55°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
53°
4a
51°
5a
51°
6a
55°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
75°
8p
Tupelo, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°63°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—85°61°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle—86°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers24%91°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers65%86°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle61%90°66°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle59%86°67°
Tupelo, MS
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Tupelo, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
138° · backing 27°
Direction
SE
138°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
Tupelo, MS
Air quality
74
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 102.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Tupelo, 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
13h 59m
Sunset
7:50 PM
Civil dusk
1:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Tupelo, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:03 AM
- Moonset
- 1:14 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Tupelo, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Tupelo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (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.