Laurel, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Laurel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast21%—93°75°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast33%—88°75°-5°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain41%0.45″90°73°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail29%—89°72°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm14%—91°71°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle19%—93°72°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast21%—92°73°-1°
AQI 68 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 17.3 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.89 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.3 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:09 PM
- Moonset
- 11:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Laurel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 39440, 39443
16-Day Forecast — Laurel
- Sat93°75°21%
- Sun88°75°33%
- Mon90°73°41%
- Tue89°72°29%
- Wed91°71°14%
- Thu93°72°19%
- Fri92°73°21%
- Sat94°73°38%
- Sun93°73°56%
- Mon76°71°41%
- Tue87°70°26%
- Wed92°70°19%
- Thu92°72°33%
- Fri92°72°42%
- Sat93°72°53%
- Sun96°73°46%
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 — Laurel
SPC has placed Laurel 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 Laurel
- 39440
- 39443
- 39441
- 39442