Petal, MS Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Petal, a city in Forrest County, Mississippi.

Overnight

71°F

Patchy Fog

Patchy fog before 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Wind around 0 mph.

7-day forecast for Petal

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
Overnight	71°F	Patchy Fog	0 mph	0%
Tuesday	94°F	Patchy Fog then Sunny	0 to 5 mph NNW	1%
Tuesday Night	72°F	Mostly Clear	0 mph	1%
Wednesday	96°F	Sunny	0 to 5 mph NW	4%
Wednesday Night	73°F	Mostly Clear then Patchy Fog	0 to 5 mph SSW	2%
Thursday	95°F	Patchy Fog then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	0 to 5 mph SSE	17%
Thursday Night	74°F	Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Patchy Fog	0 to 5 mph S	17%
Friday	94°F	Patchy Fog then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	0 to 5 mph ESE	15%
Friday Night	73°F	Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Clear	0 to 5 mph ESE	15%
Saturday	95°F	Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	0 to 5 mph E	19%
Saturday Night	74°F	Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy	0 to 5 mph SE	19%
Sunday	94°F	Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	0 to 5 mph ESE	46%
Sunday Night	74°F	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy	0 to 5 mph SSE	46%
Monday	93°F	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	0 to 5 mph SSE	45%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Petal (31.348, -89.235). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Petal

Last spring frost

Mar 8

First fall frost

Nov 15

Growing season

252 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for Petal: nearby ZIP 39465 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Mississippi frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Hattiesburg Chain Muni Ap, Ms (5.5 mi from Petal). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Aug 4, 2026.