Weather in Forest, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Forest, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 2:38 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
70%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
7:49 PM
Forest, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
9p
61°
10p
60°
11p
59°
12a
58°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
56°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
57°
7a
63°
8a
68°
9a
72°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
80°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
80°
7p
75°
8p
Forest, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°66°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—83°63°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle19%81°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast23%88°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers55%87°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle65%90°66°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle69%89°67°
Forest, MS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Forest, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
141° · backing 49°
Direction
SE
141°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
17
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Forest, MS
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 72.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Forest, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:33 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
7:49 PM
Civil dusk
1:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Forest, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:13 AM
- Moonset
- 1:12 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Forest, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Forest at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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.