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Durant, Mississippi Weather

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

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

Durant, MS
Sunday, July 5 at 3:29 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
79%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
12:56 AM
Sunset
3:11 PM
Durant, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDurant, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 91°
Durant, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    19%
    87°75°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    21%
    0.02″
    92°74°+5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    24%
    92°72°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    21%
    94°72°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    95°70°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    95°73°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    94°75°-1°
Durant, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
184° · backing 114°
Direction
S
184°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 4
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 4 · pk 15 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 153SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 114° from the s.
Durant, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.0
-2.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.65 inHg
Now
1004.0
mb
3h
-2.2
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041006
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.41004.01004.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Durant, MS
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.4 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
9.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
86μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
2.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 41

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Durant, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
92%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.5mi
UNLIMITED
53 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
20:29 UTC · Durant, 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
20:29 UTC · Durant, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Durant, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Durant, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Durant, MS
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
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 15m
Sunset
3:11 PM
Civil dusk
8:41 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Durant, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 PM
Moonset
11:13 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Durant, MS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Durant at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 39063

16-Day Forecast — Durant

  1. Sun87°75°19%
  2. Mon92°74°21%
  3. Tue92°72°24%
  4. Wed94°72°21%
  5. Thu95°70°6%
  6. Fri95°73°9%
  7. Sat94°75°25%
  8. Sun94°71°47%
  9. Mon97°73°21%
  10. Tue94°71°10%
  11. Wed89°65°13%
  12. Thu100°72°24%
  13. Fri99°75°29%
  14. Sat91°75°29%
  15. Sun97°74°26%
  16. Mon97°72°29%

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 — Durant

SPC has placed Durant 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 Durant

  • 39063

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.