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Diamondhead, Mississippi Weather

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

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

Diamondhead, MS
Saturday, July 4 at 11:41 PM
81
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
88°
Humidity
74%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:00 AM
Sunset
3:03 PM
Diamondhead, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDiamondhead, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 74°H 90°
Diamondhead, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    93°77°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    38%
    0.14″
    90°74°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    53%
    88°74°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    50%
    92°75°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    27%
    95°74°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    15%
    95°74°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    18%
    94°76°-1°
Diamondhead, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
310° · backing 177°
Direction
NW
310°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
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 4 · pk 14 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 171SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Diamondhead, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.5
+1.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.93 inHg
Now
1013.5
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.41011.61013.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing through the change line — drier air pushing in.
Diamondhead, MS
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
-20 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 20 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.86 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 2.5DRIVERGood
10.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Diamondhead, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
73%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
43.0mi
UNLIMITED
76 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
04:41 UTC · Diamondhead, 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
04:41 UTC · Diamondhead, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Diamondhead, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Diamondhead, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Diamondhead, MS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:33 AM
Sunrise
1:00 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
3:03 PM
Civil dusk
8:32 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Diamondhead, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:09 PM
Moonset
11:12 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Diamondhead, MS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Diamondhead at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 39525

16-Day Forecast — Diamondhead

  1. Sat93°77°9%
  2. Sun90°74°38%
  3. Mon88°74°53%
  4. Tue92°75°50%
  5. Wed95°74°27%
  6. Thu95°74°15%
  7. Fri94°76°18%
  8. Sat95°76°25%
  9. Sun91°75°49%
  10. Mon84°73°55%
  11. Tue85°72°29%
  12. Wed94°71°27%
  13. Thu93°76°40%
  14. Fri89°74°48%
  15. Sat92°75°57%
  16. Sun95°75°48%

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 — Diamondhead

SPC includes Diamondhead 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 Diamondhead

  • 39525

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.