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Hattiesburg, Mississippi Weather

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

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

Hattiesburg, MS
Saturday, July 4 at 11:58 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
86%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:58 AM
Sunset
3:05 PM
Hattiesburg, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHattiesburg, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 35% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 76°H 89°
Hattiesburg, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    28%
    94°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    35%
    0.03″
    89°76°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    60%
    91°73°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    29%
    91°73°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    17%
    91°72°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    19%
    94°73°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    23%
    96°75°+2°
Hattiesburg, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · steady
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 16 @ 10:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 333SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the w.
Hattiesburg, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.5
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.78 inHg
Now
1008.5
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.91007.11008.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Hattiesburg, MS
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6h

AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 15.1 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
15.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 15.1 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Hattiesburg, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.2mi
UNLIMITED
79 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
04:58 UTC · Hattiesburg, 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
04:58 UTC · Hattiesburg, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hattiesburg, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hattiesburg, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hattiesburg, MS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:31 AM
Sunrise
12:58 AM
Daylight
14h 07m
Sunset
3:05 PM
Civil dusk
8:34 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hattiesburg, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:09 PM
Moonset
11:12 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hattiesburg, MS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hattiesburg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 39401, 39402, 39406

16-Day Forecast — Hattiesburg

  1. Sat94°75°28%
  2. Sun89°76°35%
  3. Mon91°73°60%
  4. Tue91°73°29%
  5. Wed91°72°17%
  6. Thu94°73°19%
  7. Fri96°75°23%
  8. Sat97°75°32%
  9. Sun90°73°57%
  10. Mon77°72°47%
  11. Tue88°71°28%
  12. Wed94°71°18%
  13. Thu92°74°32%
  14. Fri92°73°42%
  15. Sat94°74°54%
  16. Sun97°74°49%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Hattiesburg

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 — Hattiesburg

SPC has placed Hattiesburg 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 Hattiesburg

  • 39401
  • 39402
  • 39406
  • 39403
  • 39407

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.