Escatawpa, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Escatawpa weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Rain30%0.09″88°76°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast56%—87°73°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail47%—94°75°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm27%—91°76°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm15%—92°75°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle15%—93°76°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm26%—92°76°-1°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 23 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.83 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 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 11:06 PM
- Moonset
- 11:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Escatawpa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Escatawpa
- Sun89°76°30%
- Mon87°73°56%
- Tue94°75°47%
- Wed91°76°27%
- Thu92°75°15%
- Fri93°76°15%
- Sat92°76°26%
- Sun81°73°51%
- Mon79°73°51%
- Tue90°73°34%
- Wed92°76°32%
- Thu91°76°39%
- Fri91°74°48%
- Sat91°72°49%
- Sun80°73°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 — Escatawpa
SPC includes Escatawpa 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 Escatawpa
- 39562