Weather in Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ocean Springs, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 1:40 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
78%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
7:42 PM
Ocean Springs, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
8p
72°
9p
69°
10p
66°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
61°
3a
61°
4a
61°
5a
59°
6a
62°
7a
68°
8a
74°
9a
78°
10a
78°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
80°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
75°
7p
Ocean Springs, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°64°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—81°68°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—85°73°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—86°71°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—87°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast26%85°68°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle42%85°72°
Ocean Springs, MS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Ocean Springs, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
156° · veering 11°
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 7
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
Ocean Springs, MS
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 110.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ocean Springs, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:35 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
13h 42m
Sunset
7:42 PM
Civil dusk
1:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ocean Springs, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:16 AM
- Moonset
- 1:04 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Ocean Springs, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Ocean Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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.