Long Beach, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Long Beach weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast29%—90°76°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast51%—88°74°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm50%—92°76°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail28%—92°77°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle13%—91°77°-1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy15%—90°78°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11T-storm w/ Hail23%—88°78°-2°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 13.6 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.88 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 13.6 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 11:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Long Beach at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 39560
15-Day Forecast — Long Beach
- Sun90°76°29%
- Mon88°74°51%
- Tue92°76°50%
- Wed92°77°28%
- Thu91°77°13%
- Fri90°78°15%
- Sat88°78°23%
- Sun80°74°48%
- Mon82°74°53%
- Tue92°74°28%
- Wed90°77°19%
- Thu88°78°37%
- Fri88°77°45%
- Sat87°74°45%
- Sun84°77°35%
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 — Long Beach
SPC includes Long Beach 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 Long Beach
- 39560