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Weather in Friars Point, Mississippi

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

Friars Point, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 3:46 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
66%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM
Friars Point, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
10p
64°
11p
63°
12a
62°
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
60°
5a
60°
6a
62°
7a
66°
8a
71°
9a
76°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
90°
4p
89°
5p
87°
6p
84°
7p
79°
8p
77°
9p
L 59°H 90°
Friars Point, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    10%
    86°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    11%
    89°66°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    20%
    92°70°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    50%
    91°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    71%
    80°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Rain
    65%
    74°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    53%
    87°67°
Friars Point, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
155° · backing 12°
Direction
SSE
155°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 10
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 10 · pk 21 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 12° from the sse.
Friars Point, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.7
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.73 inHg
Now
1006.7
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061010
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Friars Point, MS
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.3 μg/m³
PM 10
4.9 μg/m³
NO₂
2.9 μg/m³
Ozone
98.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Friars Point, 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 59m
Sunset
7:58 PM
Civil dusk
1:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Friars Point, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 AM
Moonset
1:22 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Friars Point, 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 →

Friars Point at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 13 (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 Friars Point

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.