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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

Golden, MS
Saturday, July 4 at 8:16 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
86°
Humidity
80%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
12:45 AM
Sunset
3:09 PM
Golden, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGolden, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 73°H 91°
Golden, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    92°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    0.02″
    91°73°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    55%
    0.03″
    86°72°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    16%
    90°70°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    94°68°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    93°70°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    94°72°+1°
Golden, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
269° · backing 129°
Direction
W
269°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 185SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 129° from the w.
Golden, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.1
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.39 inHg
Now
995.1
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-3.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994999
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.7993.6994.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Golden, MS
Air quality
67
AQI
Moderate
+22 in 6h

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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

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
Golden, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.4mi
UNLIMITED
74 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
01:16 UTC · Golden, 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
01:16 UTC · Golden, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Golden, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Golden, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Golden, MS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:17 AM
Sunrise
12:45 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
3:09 PM
Civil dusk
8:39 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Golden, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:07 PM
Moonset
11:06 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Golden, MS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

  1. Sat92°71°30%
  2. Sun91°73°21%
  3. Mon86°72°55%
  4. Tue90°70°16%
  5. Wed94°68°10%
  6. Thu93°70°21%
  7. Fri94°72°36%
  8. Sat88°71°49%
  9. Sun78°68°29%
  10. Mon84°67°15%
  11. Tue88°68°13%
  12. Wed92°69°32%
  13. Thu90°72°42%
  14. Fri92°72°61%
  15. Sat94°73°45%
  16. 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

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.