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Weather in Parsons, Tennessee

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

Parsons, TN
Sunday, May 17 at 3:51 AM
73
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
73°
Humidity
68%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
7:51 PM
Parsons, TN
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
10p
55°
11p
53°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
50°
5a
51°
6a
55°
7a
60°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
78°
6p
76°
7p
73°
8p
73°
9p
L 50°H 80°
Parsons, TN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    85°67°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    87°66°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    88°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    37%
    86°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    65%
    81°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    56%
    77°63°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    79°66°
Parsons, TN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
169° · veering 13°
Direction
S
169°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
26
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
avg 9 · pk 26 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 13° from the s.
Parsons, TN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.5
-0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.40 inHg
Now
995.5
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 995999
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Parsons, TN
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.7 μg/m³
PM 10
4.0 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
105.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Parsons, TN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
7:51 PM
Civil dusk
1:20 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Parsons, TN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:56 AM
Moonset
1:16 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Parsons, TN
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 →

Parsons at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°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.

ZIP codes in Parsons

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.