Arkabutla, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Arkabutla weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle26%0.02″95°74°—
- SundayJul 5Thunderstorm34%0.13″91°72°-4°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers38%0.21″93°69°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain38%0.15″91°70°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle17%0.07″94°68°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle26%0.05″98°73°+4°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle26%0.12″91°71°-7°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 35 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 ~66%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:48 PM
- Moonset
- 10:12 AM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Arkabutla at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Arkabutla
- Sat93°74°26%
- Sun91°72°34%
- Mon93°69°38%
- Tue91°70°38%
- Wed94°68°17%
- Thu98°73°26%
- Fri91°71°26%
- Sat94°76°23%
- Sun101°73°17%
- Mon103°80°12%
- Tue104°77°7%
- Wed92°73°24%
- Thu100°69°28%
- Fri108°78°29%
- Sat96°79°30%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Arkabutla
SPC includes Arkabutla 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 Arkabutla
- 38618