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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
L 59°H 86°
Pickens, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°68°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    85°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    15%
    86°71°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    32%
    89°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    60%
    85°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    65%
    84°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    63%
    88°67°
Pickens, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 6 · pk 15 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 14° from the sse.
Pickens, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.0
+1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.71 inHg
Now
1006.0
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041009
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Pickens

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.