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Weather in Holcomb, Mississippi

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

Holcomb, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 4:54 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
67%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
7:54 PM
Holcomb, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
11p
60°
12a
59°
1a
58°
2a
58°
3a
58°
4a
58°
5a
58°
6a
62°
7a
68°
8a
72°
9a
78°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
88°
5p
87°
6p
85°
7p
81°
8p
79°
9p
78°
10p
L 58°H 89°
Holcomb, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    87°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    89°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    11%
    91°70°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    27%
    89°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    67%
    77°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    62%
    80°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    61%
    87°67°
Holcomb, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
150° · backing 10°
Direction
SSE
150°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
18
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
avg 7 · pk 18 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 10° from the sse.
Holcomb, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.9
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.76 inHg
Now
1007.9
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Holcomb, MS
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.8 μg/m³
PM 10
5.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
77.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Holcomb, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
7:54 PM
Civil dusk
1:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Holcomb, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 AM
Moonset
1:18 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Holcomb, 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 →

Holcomb 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 Holcomb

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.