Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Clara, Mississippi Weather

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

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

Clara, MS
Saturday, July 4 at 11:54 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
89°
Humidity
85%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:54 AM
Sunset
3:03 PM
Clara, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastClara, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 44% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 77°H 88°
Clara, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    15%
    92°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Showers
    44%
    0.11″
    88°76°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    43%
    89°74°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    26%
    92°72°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    13%
    92°73°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    18%
    94°73°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    20%
    96°74°+2°
Clara, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
263° · veering 27°
Direction
W
263°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 3
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 3 · pk 17 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 305SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 27° from the w.
Clara, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.8
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.76 inHg
Now
1007.8
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.51006.41007.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Clara, MS
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 16.2 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.89 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
16.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
18μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
58μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 16.2 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Clara, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
80%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.1mi
UNLIMITED
74 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
04:54 UTC · Clara, 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
04:54 UTC · Clara, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Clara, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Clara, MS
Loading IR frames…
IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Clara, MS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:27 AM
Sunrise
12:54 AM
Daylight
14h 09m
Sunset
3:03 PM
Civil dusk
8:32 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Clara, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:07 PM
Moonset
11:09 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Clara, MS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Clara at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 39324

16-Day Forecast — Clara

  1. Sat92°75°15%
  2. Sun88°76°44%
  3. Mon89°74°43%
  4. Tue92°72°26%
  5. Wed92°73°13%
  6. Thu94°73°18%
  7. Fri96°74°20%
  8. Sat95°74°38%
  9. Sun94°73°55%
  10. Mon77°71°43%
  11. Tue86°70°27%
  12. Wed92°70°17%
  13. Thu89°72°34%
  14. Fri91°74°39%
  15. Sat94°73°47%
  16. Sun97°73°52%

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 — Clara

SPC has placed Clara 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 Clara

  • 39367
  • 39324

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.