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Weather in Jonestown, Mississippi

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

Jonestown, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 2:48 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
58%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
Jonestown, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
9p
66°
10p
65°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
61°
4a
61°
5a
61°
6a
64°
7a
68°
8a
72°
9a
76°
10a
80°
11a
83°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
87°
3p
89°
4p
87°
5p
85°
6p
84°
7p
80°
8p
L 61°H 89°
Jonestown, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    10%
    89°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    11%
    92°70°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    41%
    90°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    67%
    73°69°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Rain
    61%
    74°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    88°67°
Jonestown, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
148° · backing 12°
Direction
SSE
148°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
21
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
avg 11 · pk 21 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 12° from the sse.
Jonestown, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.3
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.75 inHg
Now
1007.3
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071011
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Jonestown, MS
Air quality
68
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.0 μg/m³
PM 10
4.7 μg/m³
NO₂
2.4 μg/m³
Ozone
101.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Jonestown, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
13h 59m
Sunset
7:57 PM
Civil dusk
1:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Jonestown, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 AM
Moonset
1:22 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Jonestown, 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 →

Jonestown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • 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 Jonestown

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.