Weather in Shaw, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shaw, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 4:52 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
74%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
Shaw, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
11p
65°
12a
63°
1a
63°
2a
62°
3a
63°
4a
63°
5a
64°
6a
67°
7a
70°
8a
74°
9a
78°
10a
82°
11a
84°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
88°
6p
87°
7p
84°
8p
81°
9p
80°
10p
Shaw, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—86°72°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm17%89°69°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle18%92°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers45%91°70°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers71%76°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers66%74°68°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle58%88°67°
Shaw, MS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Shaw, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
168° · steady
Direction
SSE
168°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 11
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
Shaw, MS
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Shaw, 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 56m
Sunset
7:57 PM
Civil dusk
1:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Shaw, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:14 AM
- Moonset
- 1:21 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Shaw, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Shaw at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 9 (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.