Bethlehem, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bethlehem weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain28%0.16″88°74°—
- MondayJul 6Showers42%0.10″87°71°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast13%—93°70°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—98°68°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle14%—98°72°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast31%—95°76°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle42%—88°70°-7°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 11:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bethlehem at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Bethlehem
- Sun88°74°28%
- Mon87°71°42%
- Tue93°70°13%
- Wed98°68°10%
- Thu98°72°14%
- Fri95°76°31%
- Sat88°70°42%
- Sun71°69°29%
- Mon84°67°14%
- Tue92°69°5%
- Wed91°71°10%
- Thu97°73°19%
- Fri96°74°14%
- Sat99°75°23%
- Sun98°75°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 — Bethlehem
SPC has placed Bethlehem 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 Bethlehem
- 38659