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Big Point, Mississippi Weather

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

Big Point weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Big Point, MS
Saturday, July 4 at 11:41 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
89°
Humidity
84%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:56 AM
Sunset
3:00 PM
Big Point, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBig Point, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 34% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 76°H 90°
Big Point, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    12%
    92°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    34%
    90°76°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    66%
    0.01″
    88°73°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    56%
    93°75°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    27%
    95°75°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    20%
    95°74°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    95°76°
Big Point, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
234° · backing 126°
Direction
SW
234°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 12 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 243SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 126° from the sw.
Big Point, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.0
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.91 inHg
Now
1013.0
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.71011.81012.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Big Point, MS
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
-15 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
78μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~90%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Big Point, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
89%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.6mi
UNLIMITED
76 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
04:41 UTC · Big Point, 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
04:41 UTC · Big Point, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Big Point, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Big Point, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Big Point, MS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:29 AM
Sunrise
12:56 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
3:00 PM
Civil dusk
8:29 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Big Point, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:06 PM
Moonset
11:08 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Big Point, MS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Big Point at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Big Point

  1. Sat92°75°12%
  2. Sun90°76°34%
  3. Mon88°73°66%
  4. Tue93°75°56%
  5. Wed95°75°27%
  6. Thu95°74°20%
  7. Fri95°76°19%
  8. Sat96°75°31%
  9. Sun90°76°55%
  10. Mon89°73°55%
  11. Tue90°71°35%
  12. Wed95°70°32%
  13. Thu97°76°39%
  14. Fri88°73°48%
  15. Sat94°74°49%
  16. Sun98°75°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 — Big Point

SPC includes Big Point 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 Big Point

  • 39562

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.