Weather in Jackson, Tennessee
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Jackson, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 3:46 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
73%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
7:54 PM
Jackson, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
10p
56°
11p
56°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
54°
4a
52°
5a
53°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
76°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
80°
6p
80°
7p
77°
8p
76°
9p
Jackson, TN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm14%83°68°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—86°64°
- MondayMay 18Showers15%88°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Thunderstorm40%88°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers61%79°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle56%74°63°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle55%80°65°
Jackson, TN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Jackson, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
163° · veering 7°
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
24
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Jackson, TN
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 112.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Jackson, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:22 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
7:54 PM
Civil dusk
1:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Jackson, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:59 AM
- Moonset
- 1:19 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Jackson, TN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Jackson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (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.