Iuka, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Iuka weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers22%0.15″93°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast19%—91°74°-2°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle50%—91°71°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast14%—88°69°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—92°66°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle18%—90°69°-2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy34%—95°74°+5°
AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 22 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 80 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear 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 80 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 80
- UV peak
- 4.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 80
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 10:41 PM
- Moonset
- 10:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Iuka at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 38852
16-Day Forecast — Iuka
- Sat93°70°22%
- Sun91°74°19%
- Mon91°71°50%
- Tue88°69°14%
- Wed92°66°11%
- Thu90°69°18%
- Fri95°74°34%
- Sat85°68°51%
- Sun84°64°32%
- Mon84°59°14%
- Tue87°61°13%
- Wed88°63°26%
- Thu83°68°45%
- Fri90°69°65%
- Sat86°69°42%
- Sun87°69°40%
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 — Iuka
SPC has placed Iuka 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 Iuka
- 38852