Weather in Olive Branch, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Olive Branch, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 3:47 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
59%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
7:56 PM
Olive Branch, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
10p
62°
11p
61°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
59°
5a
59°
6a
61°
7a
65°
8a
69°
9a
72°
10a
75°
11a
77°
12p
80°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
78°
8p
77°
9p
Olive Branch, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°71°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—87°65°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers15%88°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers47%87°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers68%81°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle53%79°66°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle52%83°67°
Olive Branch, MS
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Olive Branch, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
148° · backing 34°
Direction
SSE
148°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
26
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Olive Branch, MS
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 96.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Olive Branch, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
7:56 PM
Civil dusk
1:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Olive Branch, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:06 AM
- Moonset
- 1:21 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Olive Branch, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Olive Branch at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (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.