Alligator, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alligator weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast11%—90°73°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain19%0.71″94°74°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast13%—93°71°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle——93°73°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——95°73°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——96°76°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast22%—97°76°+1°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 7.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 23
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Alligator at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 38720
16-Day Forecast — Alligator
- Sun90°73°11%
- Mon94°74°19%
- Tue93°71°13%
- Wed93°73°6%
- Thu95°73°5%
- Fri96°76°8%
- Sat97°76°22%
- Sun96°73°22%
- Mon100°73°21%
- Tue89°71°8%
- Wed86°68°7%
- Thu98°72°20%
- Fri101°80°23%
- Sat97°76°35%
- Sun94°74°32%
- Mon96°73°34%
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 — Alligator
SPC has placed Alligator 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 Alligator
- 38720