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 1:30 AM
73
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
75°
Humidity
67%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
7:46 PM
Meridian, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
8p
63°
9p
60°
10p
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
Meridian, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°62°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—84°61°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle15%87°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast12%88°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers50%92°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle57%89°65°
- FridayMay 22Overcast61%92°67°
Meridian, MS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Meridian, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
135° · backing 90°
Direction
SE
135°
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Meridian, MS
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 82.0 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
- ♉︎ Taurus
Meridian, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Meridian at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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.