Algoma, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Algoma weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle40%0.05″94°71°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain23%1.0″86°74°-8°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle38%—88°71°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast12%—93°71°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—93°70°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers17%—94°72°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast24%—91°75°-3°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 11:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Algoma at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Algoma
- Sat94°71°40%
- Sun86°74°23%
- Mon88°71°38%
- Tue93°71°12%
- Wed93°70°10%
- Thu94°72°17%
- Fri91°75°24%
- Sat93°70°47%
- Sun78°69°33%
- Mon83°68°17%
- Tue88°69°6%
- Wed90°70°10%
- Thu93°74°19%
- Fri93°75°16%
- Sat93°74°19%
- Sun96°74°23%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Algoma
SPC has placed Algoma in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Algoma
- 38863