Independence, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Independence weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast36%—93°74°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers26%0.11″90°74°-3°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers53%—93°71°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast41%—90°69°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast20%—95°68°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle21%—95°72°0°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy29%—96°77°+1°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 86 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 86 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 86
- UV peak
- 6.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 86
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.4 µg/m³ (AQI 61) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 10:47 PM
- Moonset
- 10:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Independence at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Independence
- Sat93°74°36%
- Sun90°74°26%
- Mon93°71°53%
- Tue90°69°41%
- Wed95°68°20%
- Thu95°72°21%
- Fri96°77°29%
- Sat93°73°28%
- Sun86°65°20%
- Mon85°61°13%
- Tue89°63°8%
- Wed90°64°12%
- Thu85°69°29%
- Fri95°70°45%
- Sat91°70°33%
- Sun77°68°19%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
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 — Independence
SPC includes Independence 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 Independence
- 38618