Crenshaw, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Crenshaw weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers45%1.0″92°74°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle19%0.05″90°76°-2°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm33%—92°72°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast13%—96°72°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—97°72°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—98°74°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle22%—97°78°-1°
AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 25 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.88 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 11:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Crenshaw at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 38621
16-Day Forecast — Crenshaw
- Sat92°74°45%
- Sun90°76°19%
- Mon92°72°33%
- Tue96°72°13%
- Wed97°72°10%
- Thu98°74°14%
- Fri97°78°22%
- Sat94°72°27%
- Sun72°70°25%
- Mon84°69°18%
- Tue87°71°12%
- Wed92°74°12%
- Thu96°76°29%
- Fri97°75°45%
- Sat97°74°33%
- Sun99°75°19%
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 — Crenshaw
SPC has placed Crenshaw 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 Crenshaw
- 38621