Weather in Moorhead, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Moorhead, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 3:51 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
71%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
7:56 PM
Moorhead, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
10p
64°
11p
63°
12a
61°
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
61°
4a
61°
5a
62°
6a
64°
7a
68°
8a
72°
9a
77°
10a
80°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
88°
5p
86°
6p
83°
7p
79°
8p
77°
9p
Moorhead, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°71°
- SundayMay 17Overcast15%87°68°
- MondayMay 18Showers17%90°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle43%92°70°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle70%81°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers65%79°68°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle57%88°68°
Moorhead, MS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Moorhead, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
161° · backing 19°
Direction
SSE
161°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 9
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
Moorhead, MS
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 78.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Moorhead, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:34 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
13h 56m
Sunset
7:56 PM
Civil dusk
1:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Moorhead, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:14 AM
- Moonset
- 1:19 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Moorhead, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Moorhead at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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.