Weather in Pontotoc, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pontotoc, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 3:47 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
71%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
7:51 PM
Pontotoc, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
10p
58°
11p
56°
12a
55°
1a
55°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
60°
8a
64°
9a
68°
10a
71°
11a
73°
12p
76°
1p
77°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
79°
5p
77°
6p
76°
7p
72°
8p
70°
9p
Pontotoc, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°63°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—84°62°
- MondayMay 18Showers—84°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers38%90°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers65%85°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers61%83°66°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle65%83°66°
Pontotoc, MS
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Pontotoc, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
146° · backing 30°
Direction
SE
146°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
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
Pontotoc, MS
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 97.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Pontotoc, 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 59m
Sunset
7:51 PM
Civil dusk
1:20 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pontotoc, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:05 AM
- Moonset
- 1:15 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Pontotoc, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Pontotoc at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (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.