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Weather in Big Creek, Mississippi

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Big Creek, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 2:51 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
63%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
7:52 PM
Big Creek, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
9p
60°
10p
58°
11p
57°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
54°
6a
57°
7a
64°
8a
69°
9a
73°
10a
76°
11a
78°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
83°
7p
78°
8p
L 53°H 85°
Big Creek, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    85°65°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    87°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    11%
    85°69°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    92°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    67%
    81°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    62%
    85°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    60%
    89°67°
Big Creek, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
138° · veering 109°
Direction
SE
138°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
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
avg 6 · pk 16 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 109° from the se.
Big Creek, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.4
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.69 inHg
Now
1005.4
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051009
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Big Creek, MS
Air quality
76
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.5 μg/m³
PM 10
5.2 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
99.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Big Creek, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:29 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
7:52 PM
Civil dusk
1:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Big Creek, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:08 AM
Moonset
1:16 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Big Creek, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Big Creek at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 10 (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.

ZIP codes in Big Creek

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.