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Weather in Porterville, Mississippi

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

Porterville, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 2:33 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
76%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
7:46 PM
Porterville, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
9p
61°
10p
59°
11p
57°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
53°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
72°
8p
L 53°H 80°
Porterville, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    80°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    83°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    10%
    85°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    10%
    89°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    51%
    91°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    56%
    89°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    63%
    92°68°
Porterville, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
139° · steady
Direction
SE
139°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
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 holding from the se.
Porterville, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.8
+1.3 mb in 3h · rising · 29.79 inHg
Now
1008.8
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071012
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Porterville, MS
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.5 μg/m³
PM 10
8.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Porterville, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
7:46 PM
Civil dusk
1:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Porterville, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:07 AM
Moonset
1:09 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Porterville, 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 →

Porterville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 3 (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 Porterville

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.