Weather in Oxford, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oxford, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 2:37 AM
72
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
63%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
7:54 PM
Oxford, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
9p
61°
10p
60°
11p
59°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
57°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
57°
6a
60°
7a
63°
8a
68°
9a
72°
10a
75°
11a
77°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
84°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
77°
8p
Oxford, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°67°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—87°63°
- MondayMay 18Showers—88°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers32%91°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers69%86°66°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle57%80°66°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle53%81°66°
Oxford, MS
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Oxford, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
136° · backing 27°
Direction
SE
136°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 8
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
Oxford, MS
Air quality
81
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 104.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Oxford, 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 00m
Sunset
7:54 PM
Civil dusk
1:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oxford, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:07 AM
- Moonset
- 1:18 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Oxford, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Oxford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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.