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Weather in Wiggins, Mississippi

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

Wiggins, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 5:07 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
83%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
7:45 PM
Wiggins, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
59°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
58°
6a
61°
7a
67°
8a
73°
9a
78°
10a
79°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
84°
4p
83°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
74°
8p
72°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
L 58°H 84°
Wiggins, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    83°64°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    12%
    83°71°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    88°70°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    21%
    93°68°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    51%
    91°67°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    90°69°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    89°70°
Wiggins, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
148° · veering 44°
Direction
SSE
148°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
11
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
avg 6 · pk 15 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 44° from the sse.
Wiggins, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.1
+0.8 mb in 3h · steady · 29.71 inHg
Now
1006.1
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-0.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051009
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Wiggins, MS
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.5 μg/m³
PM 10
9.5 μg/m³
NO₂
3.1 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Wiggins, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:35 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
13h 45m
Sunset
7:45 PM
Civil dusk
1:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wiggins, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:16 AM
Moonset
1:06 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Wiggins, 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 →

Wiggins at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 20 (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 Wiggins

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.