Weather in Morton, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Morton, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 3:40 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
67%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
7:50 PM
Morton, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
10p
61°
11p
60°
12a
59°
1a
58°
2a
58°
3a
58°
4a
57°
5a
57°
6a
59°
7a
64°
8a
69°
9a
74°
10a
77°
11a
80°
12p
82°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
85°
6p
82°
7p
76°
8p
74°
9p
Morton, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°66°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—85°62°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle18%81°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast39%87°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers52%86°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers58%89°66°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle67%88°67°
Morton, MS
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Morton, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
149° · backing 21°
Direction
SSE
149°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
17
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Morton, MS
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 69.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Morton, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:34 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
7:50 PM
Civil dusk
1:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Morton, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:14 AM
- Moonset
- 1:12 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Morton, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Morton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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.