Weather in Okolona, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Okolona, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 3:43 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
78%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
7:50 PM
Okolona, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
10p
57°
11p
55°
12a
55°
1a
54°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
52°
6a
55°
7a
59°
8a
64°
9a
69°
10a
72°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
76°
7p
72°
8p
69°
9p
Okolona, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°62°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—83°60°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle—84°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle30%91°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers61%83°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers61%90°67°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle60%87°67°
Okolona, MS
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Okolona, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
140° · backing 27°
Direction
SE
140°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 7
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
Okolona, MS
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 82.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Okolona, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:26 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
7:50 PM
Civil dusk
1:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Okolona, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:04 AM
- Moonset
- 1:14 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Okolona, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Okolona at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (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.