Weather in Clarksdale, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clarksdale, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 2:50 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
51%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
Clarksdale, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
9p
67°
10p
66°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
62°
3a
62°
4a
62°
5a
63°
6a
66°
7a
69°
8a
74°
9a
78°
10a
82°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
89°
2p
90°
3p
91°
4p
90°
5p
87°
6p
85°
7p
82°
8p
Clarksdale, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast10%86°73°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle11%89°69°
- MondayMay 18Rain11%92°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers45%91°71°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers67%72°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Rain65%73°67°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle45%87°67°
Clarksdale, MS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Clarksdale, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
152° · backing 18°
Direction
SSE
152°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 11
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
Clarksdale, MS
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 99.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Clarksdale, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:33 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
7:57 PM
Civil dusk
1:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Clarksdale, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:12 AM
- Moonset
- 1:22 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Clarksdale, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Clarksdale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 12 (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.