Weather in Ridgeland, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ridgeland, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 2:35 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
69%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
7:52 PM
Ridgeland, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
9p
64°
10p
64°
11p
63°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
60°
4a
60°
5a
59°
6a
61°
7a
66°
8a
70°
9a
74°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
83°
7p
78°
8p
Ridgeland, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°68°
- SundayMay 17Overcast17%84°65°
- MondayMay 18Overcast20%85°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle43%89°70°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers60%87°70°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers70%86°67°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle67%90°69°
Ridgeland, MS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Ridgeland, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
158° · backing 20°
Direction
SSE
158°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
18
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
Ridgeland, 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
Ridgeland, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:36 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
7:52 PM
Civil dusk
1:20 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ridgeland, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:15 AM
- Moonset
- 1:15 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ridgeland, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Ridgeland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 2 (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.