Weather in Mississippi State, Mississippi
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mississippi State, MS
Sunday, May 17 at 2:34 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
67%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
7:49 PM
Mississippi State, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
9p
60°
10p
59°
11p
56°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
58°
7a
64°
8a
68°
9a
72°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
79°
7p
74°
8p
Mississippi State, MS
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°64°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—86°62°
- MondayMay 18Overcast10%85°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle14%89°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers61%81°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers62%84°67°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle63%85°67°
Mississippi State, MS
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Mississippi State, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
149° · backing 31°
Direction
SSE
149°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
18
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
Mississippi State, MS
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 82.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Mississippi State, MS
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
13h 56m
Sunset
7:49 PM
Civil dusk
1:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mississippi State, MS
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:06 AM
- Moonset
- 1:12 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Mississippi State, MS
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Mississippi State at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 8 (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.