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Duncan, Mississippi Weather

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

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

Duncan, MS
Saturday, July 4 at 11:41 PM
76
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
81°
Humidity
89%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
12:56 AM
Sunset
3:18 PM
Duncan, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDuncan, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 92°
Duncan, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    44%
    92°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    19%
    92°74°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    25%
    93°73°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    13%
    93°74°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    94°74°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    12%
    92°74°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    20%
    95°77°+3°
Duncan, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
280° · veering 160°
Direction
W
280°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
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 · pk 20
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 177SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 160° from the w.
Duncan, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.2
+1.3 mb in 3h · rising · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.2
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071012
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1011.91007.01009.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Duncan, MS
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
-16 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 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
5.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneModerate
65μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Duncan, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
74%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.3mi
UNLIMITED
61 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 · Duncan, 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 · Duncan, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Duncan, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Duncan, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Duncan, MS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:28 AM
Sunrise
12:56 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
3:18 PM
Civil dusk
8:48 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Duncan, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 PM
Moonset
11:17 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Duncan, MS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Duncan at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 38740

16-Day Forecast — Duncan

  1. Sat92°76°44%
  2. Sun92°74°19%
  3. Mon93°73°25%
  4. Tue93°74°13%
  5. Wed94°74°10%
  6. Thu92°74°12%
  7. Fri95°77°20%
  8. Sat93°70°36%
  9. Sun73°70°30%
  10. Mon83°70°16%
  11. Tue88°71°9%
  12. Wed90°76°18%
  13. Thu92°76°30%
  14. Fri94°75°19%
  15. Sat94°75°19%
  16. Sun96°73°26%

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 — Duncan

SPC has placed Duncan 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 Duncan

  • 38740

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.