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Weather in Macon, Mississippi

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

Macon, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
58%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
7:47 PM
Macon, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
8p
66°
9p
61°
10p
59°
11p
57°
12a
55°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
54°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
56°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
77°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
83°
5p
80°
6p
79°
7p
L 53°H 83°
Macon, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°61°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    90°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    11%
    90°68°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    54%
    88°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    57%
    89°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    63%
    93°67°
Macon, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
122° · backing 45°
Direction
ESE
122°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 45° from the ese.
Macon, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.1
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.74 inHg
Now
1007.1
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061011
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Macon, MS
Air quality
68
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.8 μg/m³
PM 10
7.0 μg/m³
NO₂
3.2 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Macon, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
13h 54m
Sunset
7:47 PM
Civil dusk
1:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Macon, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:06 AM
Moonset
1:10 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Macon, 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 →

Macon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 6 (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 Macon

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.