Weather in Hickory, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hickory, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 2:38 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
69%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
7:47 PM
Hickory, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
9p
62°
10p
60°
11p
58°
12a
57°
1a
56°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
63°
8a
70°
9a
74°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
83°
7p
78°
8p
Hickory, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°64°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—86°61°
- MondayMay 18Overcast12%84°70°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast17%89°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers51%91°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle61%92°66°
- FridayMay 22Overcast63%90°67°
Hickory, MS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Hickory, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
144° · veering 38°
Direction
SE
144°
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
Hickory, MS
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 75.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Hickory, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:31 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
13h 50m
Sunset
7:47 PM
Civil dusk
1:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hickory, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:11 AM
- Moonset
- 1:10 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Hickory, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Hickory 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.