Weather in Indianola, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Indianola, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
56%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
7:56 PM
Indianola, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
8p
70°
9p
67°
10p
65°
11p
65°
12a
63°
1a
63°
2a
62°
3a
63°
4a
63°
5a
64°
6a
67°
7a
69°
8a
74°
9a
78°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
90°
4p
89°
5p
88°
6p
87°
7p
Indianola, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—87°72°
- SundayMay 17Overcast18%88°70°
- MondayMay 18Showers12%91°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers43%91°70°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers69%80°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers69%76°68°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle49%88°67°
Indianola, MS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Indianola, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
121° · backing 41°
Direction
ESE
121°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 10
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Indianola, MS
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 113.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Indianola, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:35 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
13h 55m
Sunset
7:56 PM
Civil dusk
1:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Indianola, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:14 AM
- Moonset
- 1:20 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Indianola, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Indianola at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 8 (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.