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Weather in Wesson, Mississippi

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wesson, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
70%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
7:51 PM
Wesson, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
8p
71°
9p
68°
10p
67°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
62°
3a
61°
4a
62°
5a
62°
6a
63°
7a
67°
8a
71°
9a
75°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
L 61°H 86°
Wesson, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    23%
    82°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    88°72°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    48%
    85°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    64%
    87°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    76%
    83°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    72%
    87°68°
Wesson, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
162° · backing 11°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
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
avg 6 · pk 17 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 11° from the sse.
Wesson, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.5
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.49 inHg
Now
998.5
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981002
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wesson, MS
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.4 μg/m³
PM 10
7.0 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
100.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Wesson, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:38 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
13h 48m
Sunset
7:51 PM
Civil dusk
1:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wesson, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 AM
Moonset
1:14 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Wesson, 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 →

Wesson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 25 (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 Wesson

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.