Weather in Brookhaven, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Brookhaven, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 2:38 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
68%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
7:52 PM
Brookhaven, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
9p
69°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
65°
1a
63°
2a
63°
3a
62°
4a
63°
5a
62°
6a
64°
7a
69°
8a
73°
9a
77°
10a
80°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
87°
6p
85°
7p
80°
8p
Brookhaven, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°69°
- SundayMay 17Overcast23%82°65°
- MondayMay 18Overcast37%86°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle48%85°68°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers64%86°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle74%86°67°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle72%88°68°
Brookhaven, MS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Brookhaven, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
157° · backing 34°
Direction
SSE
157°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
19
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
Brookhaven, MS
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 96.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Brookhaven, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:39 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
13h 48m
Sunset
7:52 PM
Civil dusk
1:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Brookhaven, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:19 AM
- Moonset
- 1:14 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Brookhaven, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Brookhaven at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 24 (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.