Weather in Brandon, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Brandon, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 2:37 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
64%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
7:51 PM
Brandon, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
9p
67°
10p
65°
11p
63°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
61°
4a
61°
5a
61°
6a
62°
7a
67°
8a
71°
9a
76°
10a
79°
11a
82°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
79°
8p
Brandon, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°68°
- SundayMay 17Overcast12%84°64°
- MondayMay 18Overcast20%85°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle42%88°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers58%84°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers71%86°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle72%90°67°
Brandon, MS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Brandon, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
146° · backing 34°
Direction
SE
146°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
20
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
Brandon, MS
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 79.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Brandon, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:35 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
13h 50m
Sunset
7:51 PM
Civil dusk
1:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Brandon, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:15 AM
- Moonset
- 1:14 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Brandon, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Brandon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 1 (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.