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Weather in Meridian, Mississippi

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

Meridian, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 4:49 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
77%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
7:46 PM
Meridian, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
11p
56°
12a
55°
1a
54°
2a
54°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
54°
6a
57°
7a
63°
8a
68°
9a
73°
10a
76°
11a
78°
12p
81°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
83°
6p
81°
7p
75°
8p
71°
9p
68°
10p
L 53°H 83°
Meridian, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°62°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    85°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    17%
    85°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    15%
    88°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    42%
    92°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    56%
    89°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    59%
    92°67°
Meridian, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
126° · backing 46°
Direction
SE
126°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
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 5 · pk 15 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 46° from the se.
Meridian, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.9
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.56 inHg
Now
1000.9
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011006
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Meridian, MS
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.5 μg/m³
PM 10
8.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.9 μg/m³
Ozone
78.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Meridian, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
7:46 PM
Civil dusk
1:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Meridian, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:09 AM
Moonset
1:09 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Meridian, 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 →

Meridian at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°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.

ZIP codes in Meridian

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.