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Clarksdale, Mississippi Weather

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Clarksdale, MS
Sunday, July 5 at 10:48 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
79%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:56 AM
Sunset
3:17 PM
Clarksdale, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastClarksdale, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 93°
Clarksdale, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    12%
    90°74°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    93°73°+3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    30%
    94°73°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    93°73°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    95°75°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    95°77°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    95°76°
Clarksdale, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
018° · veering 88°
Direction
NNE
018°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 5 mph
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 5 mph · pk 18 mph @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 182SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 88° from the nne.
Clarksdale, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.9
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.73 inHg
Now
1006.9
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.31005.21006.3
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Clarksdale, MS
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
14μg/m³
OzoneGood
50μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Clarksdale, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.1mi
UNLIMITED
69 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
03:48 UTC · Clarksdale, 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
03:48 UTC · Clarksdale, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Clarksdale, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Clarksdale, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Clarksdale, MS
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:28 AM
Sunrise
12:56 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
3:17 PM
Civil dusk
8:47 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Clarksdale, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
66% illuminated
Moonrise
11:44 PM
Moonset
12:19 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Clarksdale, MS
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Clarksdale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 38614

16-Day Forecast — Clarksdale

  1. Sun90°74°12%
  2. Mon93°73°9%
  3. Tue94°73°30%
  4. Wed93°73°25%
  5. Thu95°75°10%
  6. Fri95°77°7%
  7. Sat95°76°28%
  8. Sun95°73°31%
  9. Mon94°73°25%
  10. Tue93°76°5%
  11. Wed96°77°5%
  12. Thu91°70°10%
  13. Fri101°72°20%
  14. Sat97°79°23%
  15. Sun92°72°14%
  16. Mon97°73°16%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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 — Clarksdale

SPC includes Clarksdale 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 Clarksdale

  • 38614

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.