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Weather in Monticello, Mississippi

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

Monticello, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
75
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
70%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
7:50 PM
Monticello, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
8p
72°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
65°
1a
64°
2a
62°
3a
62°
4a
61°
5a
61°
6a
62°
7a
65°
8a
70°
9a
75°
10a
79°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
82°
7p
L 61°H 87°
Monticello, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    20%
    83°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    37%
    89°72°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    45%
    87°69°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    61%
    86°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    73%
    87°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    72%
    88°69°
Monticello, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
151° · backing 5°
Direction
SSE
151°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
9
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
avg 7 · pk 15 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 5° from the sse.
Monticello, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.8
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.76 inHg
Now
1007.8
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071011
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Monticello, MS
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.5 μg/m³
PM 10
7.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Monticello, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:38 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
13h 47m
Sunset
7:50 PM
Civil dusk
1:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Monticello, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 AM
Moonset
1:12 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Monticello, 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 →

Monticello at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°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.

ZIP codes in Monticello

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.