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Hattiesburg, Mississippi Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 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 1:07 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
87°
Humidity
88%
Wind
3 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 75 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 92°
Hattiesburg, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    13%
    92°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    73%
    0.02″
    87°73°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    56%
    0.03″
    94°70°+7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    34%
    0.08″
    92°71°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    24%
    0.05″
    93°72°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    18%
    95°74°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    21%
    95°74°
Hattiesburg, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
257° · backing 5°
Direction
WSW
257°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 13 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 194SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 5° from the wsw.
Hattiesburg, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.3
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.3
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081012
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1012.11008.41010.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Hattiesburg, MS
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) 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
Hattiesburg, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.8mi
UNLIMITED
87 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
06:07 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
06:07 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
84% illuminated
Moonrise
10:41 PM
Moonset
10:11 AM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Hattiesburg, MS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hattiesburg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • 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

15-Day Forecast — Hattiesburg

  1. Sat91°75°13%
  2. Sun87°73°73%
  3. Mon94°70°56%
  4. Tue92°71°34%
  5. Wed93°72°24%
  6. Thu95°74°18%
  7. Fri95°74°21%
  8. Sat96°74°29%
  9. Sun98°76°27%
  10. Mon98°76°32%
  11. Tue99°75°35%
  12. Wed100°76°33%
  13. Thu100°74°23%
  14. Fri101°76°35%
  15. Sat99°77°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 4, 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 includes Hattiesburg 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 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.