Weather in Pickens, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pickens, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 2:38 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
65%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
7:52 PM
Pickens, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
9p
64°
10p
63°
11p
62°
12a
60°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
59°
4a
59°
5a
59°
6a
61°
7a
65°
8a
70°
9a
73°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
78°
8p
Pickens, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°68°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—85°64°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers15%86°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle32%89°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers60%85°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle65%84°67°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle63%88°67°
Pickens, MS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Pickens, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
163° · backing 14°
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
Pickens, MS
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 76.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Pickens, 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 53m
Sunset
7:52 PM
Civil dusk
1:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pickens, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:13 AM
- Moonset
- 1:15 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Pickens, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Pickens at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 4 (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.