Weather in Iuka, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Iuka, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 3:42 AM
70
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
70°
Humidity
72%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
7:49 PM
Iuka, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
10p
56°
11p
55°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
51°
4a
51°
5a
52°
6a
55°
7a
60°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
76°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
74°
8p
72°
9p
Iuka, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°65°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—86°64°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle—87°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle31%90°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers67%86°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers63%84°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle63%80°66°
Iuka, MS
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Iuka, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
138° · backing 35°
Direction
SE
138°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
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
Iuka, MS
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 92.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Iuka, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:22 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
7:49 PM
Civil dusk
1:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Iuka, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:59 AM
- Moonset
- 1:14 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Iuka, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Iuka at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 16 (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.