Columbus AFB, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Columbus AFB weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast20%—91°74°—
- MondayJul 6Rain47%0.27″91°73°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast13%—94°71°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle13%—97°72°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle14%—99°73°+2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy32%—96°75°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast49%—98°74°+2°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 22 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 14.1 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.97 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.1 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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
- 11:07 PM
- Moonset
- 11:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Columbus AFB at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Columbus AFB
- Sun91°74°20%
- Mon91°73°47%
- Tue94°71°13%
- Wed97°72°13%
- Thu99°73°14%
- Fri96°75°32%
- Sat98°74°49%
- Sun97°73°40%
- Mon92°70°26%
- Tue96°72°9%
- Wed102°68°8%
- Thu89°69°24%
- Fri86°70°39%
- Sat86°70°23%
- Sun87°72°23%
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 — Columbus AFB
SPC has placed Columbus AFB in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Columbus AFB
- 39705
- 39710