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Bay St. Louis, Mississippi Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bay St. Louis weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Bay St. Louis, MS
Sunday, July 5 at 1:10 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
80%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:01 AM
Sunset
3:03 PM
Bay St. Louis, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBay St. Louis, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 74°H 90°
Bay St. Louis, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    33%
    90°74°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    89°75°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    46%
    92°76°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    22%
    93°76°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    92°77°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    16%
    91°78°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Thunderstorm
    23%
    89°78°-2°
Bay St. Louis, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
004° · steady
Direction
N
004°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 13 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 154SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the n.
Bay St. Louis, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.7
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.96 inHg
Now
1014.7
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141017
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1017.41013.71014.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Bay St. Louis, MS
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
-18 in 6hPeak ~50 @ 12 PM

AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 18 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.88 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 during the projected peak around 12 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
50μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Bay St. Louis, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
36.9mi
UNLIMITED
82 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
06:10 UTC · Bay St. Louis, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
06:10 UTC · Bay St. Louis, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bay St. Louis, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bay St. Louis, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bay St. Louis, MS
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:34 AM
Sunrise
1:01 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
3:03 PM
Civil dusk
8:31 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bay St. Louis, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:09 PM
Moonset
11:12 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bay St. Louis, MS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bay St. Louis at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Bay St. Louis

  1. Sun90°74°33%
  2. Mon89°75°51%
  3. Tue92°76°46%
  4. Wed93°76°22%
  5. Thu92°77°14%
  6. Fri91°78°16%
  7. Sat89°78°23%
  8. Sun79°74°46%
  9. Mon83°74°53%
  10. Tue91°74°28%
  11. Wed90°77°27%
  12. Thu89°77°40%
  13. Fri89°75°48%
  14. Sat87°74°57%
  15. Sun84°76°48%

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 — Bay St. Louis

SPC includes Bay St. Louis 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 Bay St. Louis

  • 39520
  • 39521

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.