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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
L 61°H 80°
Long Beach, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    80°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    80°70°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    17%
    82°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    15%
    83°75°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    85°72°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    24%
    83°72°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    83°74°
Long Beach, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 8 · pk 17 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 15° from the sse.
Long Beach, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.5
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.99 inHg
Now
1015.5
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141018
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Long Beach

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.