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Weather in Pearlington, Mississippi

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

Pearlington, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 3:46 AM
71
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
73%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
7:45 PM
Pearlington, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
10p
69°
11p
68°
12a
66°
1a
65°
2a
64°
3a
63°
4a
64°
5a
63°
6a
64°
7a
73°
8a
78°
9a
80°
10a
81°
11a
82°
12p
82°
1p
82°
2p
84°
3p
83°
4p
82°
5p
79°
6p
76°
7p
74°
8p
74°
9p
L 63°H 84°
Pearlington, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°67°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    11%
    82°67°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    83°74°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    12%
    87°73°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    12%
    88°71°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    42%
    87°71°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    87°73°
Pearlington, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
146° · veering 22°
Direction
SE
146°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
17
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
avg 7 · pk 17 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 22° from the se.
Pearlington, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.9
-0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 30.00 inHg
Now
1015.9
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151018
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Pearlington, MS
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.1 μg/m³
PM 10
10.0 μg/m³
NO₂
2.5 μg/m³
Ozone
93.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Pearlington, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:39 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
13h 42m
Sunset
7:45 PM
Civil dusk
1:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pearlington, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:20 AM
Moonset
1:07 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Pearlington, 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 →

Pearlington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 16 (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 Pearlington

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.