Golden, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Golden weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle30%—92°71°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle21%0.02″91°73°-1°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail55%0.03″86°72°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast16%—90°70°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—94°68°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle21%—93°70°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle36%—94°72°+1°
AQI 67 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 22 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.1 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:07 PM
- Moonset
- 11:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Golden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 38847
16-Day Forecast — Golden
- Sat92°71°30%
- Sun91°73°21%
- Mon86°72°55%
- Tue90°70°16%
- Wed94°68°10%
- Thu93°70°21%
- Fri94°72°36%
- Sat88°71°49%
- Sun78°68°29%
- Mon84°67°15%
- Tue88°68°13%
- Wed92°69°32%
- Thu90°72°42%
- Fri92°72°61%
- Sat94°73°45%
- Sun96°72°32%
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 — Golden
SPC has placed Golden in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Golden
- 38847