Weather in Long Beach, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Long Beach, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 4:57 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
71%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
7:44 PM
Long Beach, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
11p
66°
12a
65°
1a
66°
2a
64°
3a
62°
4a
62°
5a
61°
6a
63°
7a
73°
8a
77°
9a
78°
10a
79°
11a
80°
12p
80°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
76°
7p
74°
8p
72°
9p
72°
10p
Long Beach, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—80°69°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—80°70°
- MondayMay 18Overcast17%82°75°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast15%83°75°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—85°72°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast24%83°72°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle39%83°74°
Long Beach, MS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Long Beach, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
160° · veering 15°
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 8
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
Long Beach, MS
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Long Beach, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:37 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
13h 43m
Sunset
7:44 PM
Civil dusk
1:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Long Beach, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:17 AM
- Moonset
- 1:05 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Long Beach, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Long Beach at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 17 (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.