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 5Light Drizzle13%0.01″92°73°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast24%—94°73°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle14%—94°74°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—95°77°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—97°76°+2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy21%—96°77°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast36%—96°77°0°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 21 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h 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: 76°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.
ZIP code: 38720
15-Day Forecast — Alligator
- Sun92°73°13%
- Mon94°73°24%
- Tue94°74°14%
- Wed95°77°10%
- Thu97°76°12%
- Fri96°77°21%
- Sat96°77°36%
- Sun92°73°30%
- Mon92°73°16%
- Tue95°76°9%
- Wed99°71°18%
- Thu86°71°30%
- Fri93°71°19%
- Sat87°73°19%
- Sun90°72°26%
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 includes Alligator in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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