Weather in Waterford, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Waterford, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 4:51 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
63%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
7:54 PM
Waterford, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
11p
59°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
55°
5a
56°
6a
60°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
77°
8p
76°
9p
76°
10p
Waterford, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°69°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—87°63°
- MondayMay 18Showers14%87°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers41%91°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers69%88°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle59%82°67°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle57%80°65°
Waterford, MS
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Waterford, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
149° · backing 24°
Direction
SSE
149°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
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
Waterford, MS
Air quality
67
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 93.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Waterford, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:27 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
7:54 PM
Civil dusk
1:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Waterford, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:05 AM
- Moonset
- 1:18 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Waterford, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Waterford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (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.