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Darling, Mississippi Weather

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

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

Darling, MS
Saturday, July 4 at 9:21 PM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
90°
Humidity
81%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:54 AM
Sunset
3:16 PM
Darling, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDarling, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 90°
Darling, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    34%
    97°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Showers
    19%
    0.05″
    90°76°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    38%
    91°73°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    12%
    96°72°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    11%
    96°72°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    15%
    96°75°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    94°77°-2°
Darling, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
127° · veering 18°
Direction
SE
127°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 5
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 5 · pk 22 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 137SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Darling, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.9
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.76 inHg
Now
1007.9
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081012
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1011.81008.01008.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Darling, MS
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
7.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneModerate
74μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~82%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Darling, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
98%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
34.9mi
UNLIMITED
102 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
02:21 UTC · Darling, 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
02:21 UTC · Darling, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Darling, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Darling, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Darling, MS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:25 AM
Sunrise
12:54 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
3:16 PM
Civil dusk
8:47 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Darling, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:15 PM
Moonset
11:15 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Darling, MS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Darling at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 38623

16-Day Forecast — Darling

  1. Sat97°74°34%
  2. Sun90°76°19%
  3. Mon91°73°38%
  4. Tue96°72°12%
  5. Wed96°72°11%
  6. Thu96°75°15%
  7. Fri94°77°20%
  8. Sat92°71°29%
  9. Sun71°70°26%
  10. Mon83°69°18%
  11. Tue87°71°12%
  12. Wed93°75°17%
  13. Thu95°76°24%
  14. Fri96°75°17%
  15. Sat96°76°14%
  16. Sun98°75°20%

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 — Darling

SPC has placed Darling 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 Darling

  • 38670
  • 38623

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.