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
Monticello, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°69°
- SundayMay 17Overcast20%83°64°
- MondayMay 18Overcast37%89°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle45%87°69°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers61%86°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle73%87°67°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle72%88°69°
Monticello, MS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Monticello, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.