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Weather in Winona, Mississippi

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

Winona, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 4:08 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
70%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
7:53 PM
Winona, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
11p
58°
12a
58°
1a
57°
2a
57°
3a
57°
4a
57°
5a
58°
6a
59°
7a
64°
8a
69°
9a
72°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
81°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
81°
7p
77°
8p
74°
9p
73°
10p
L 57°H 84°
Winona, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    84°66°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    86°70°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    27%
    91°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    68%
    80°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    64%
    81°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    64%
    89°67°
Winona, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
149° · backing 22°
Direction
SSE
149°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 7
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 7 · pk 16 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 22° from the sse.
Winona, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
999.9
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.53 inHg
Now
999.9
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991004
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Winona, MS
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.7 μg/m³
PM 10
6.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
81.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Winona, 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
13h 56m
Sunset
7:53 PM
Civil dusk
1:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Winona, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 AM
Moonset
1:16 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Winona, 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 →

Winona at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 8 (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 Winona

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.