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Jonestown, Mississippi Weather

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

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

Jonestown, MS
Sunday, July 5 at 2:47 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
84%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:55 AM
Sunset
3:17 PM
Jonestown, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastJonestown, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 75°H 91°
Jonestown, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Rain
    19%
    0.21″
    91°75°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    26%
    92°74°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    13%
    93°72°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    10%
    0.04″
    94°76°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    12%
    96°76°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    0.04″
    96°77°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Partly Cloudy
    37%
    94°76°-2°
Jonestown, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
209° · backing 31°
Direction
SSW
209°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
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 5 · pk 20 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 203SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Jonestown, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.7
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.73 inHg
Now
1006.7
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071012
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1011.51007.11007.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Jonestown, MS
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-11 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
6.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneGood
50μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Jonestown, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.6mi
UNLIMITED
70 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
07:47 UTC · Jonestown, 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
07:47 UTC · Jonestown, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Jonestown, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Jonestown, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Jonestown, MS
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:27 AM
Sunrise
12:55 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
3:17 PM
Civil dusk
8:47 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Jonestown, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:16 PM
Moonset
11:15 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Jonestown, MS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Jonestown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 38639

15-Day Forecast — Jonestown

  1. Sun92°74°19%
  2. Mon92°74°26%
  3. Tue93°72°13%
  4. Wed94°76°10%
  5. Thu96°76°12%
  6. Fri96°77°30%
  7. Sat94°76°37%
  8. Sun92°73°31%
  9. Mon92°73°15%
  10. Tue94°74°9%
  11. Wed97°71°7%
  12. Thu86°71°18%
  13. Fri91°70°23%
  14. Sat87°73°16%
  15. Sun89°73°23%

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 — Jonestown

SPC includes Jonestown 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 Jonestown

  • 38639
  • 38617
  • 38645

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.