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Weather in Arcola, Mississippi

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

Arcola, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 3:43 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
78%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
Arcola, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
10p
64°
11p
63°
12a
61°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
60°
4a
61°
5a
62°
6a
62°
7a
66°
8a
70°
9a
75°
10a
78°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
88°
5p
87°
6p
85°
7p
80°
8p
77°
9p
L 60°H 88°
Arcola, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°71°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    18%
    86°66°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    17%
    89°73°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    46%
    93°70°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    67%
    82°70°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    67%
    74°68°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    57%
    88°68°
Arcola, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
165° · backing 15°
Direction
SSE
165°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
20
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
avg 8 · pk 20 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 15° from the sse.
Arcola, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.7
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.82 inHg
Now
1009.7
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091014
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Arcola, MS
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.8 μg/m³
PM 10
5.4 μg/m³
NO₂
3.5 μg/m³
Ozone
79.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Arcola, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:36 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
7:57 PM
Civil dusk
1:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Arcola, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:16 AM
Moonset
1:20 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Arcola, 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 →

Arcola at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 7 (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 Arcola

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.