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 5Overcast21%—88°75°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast26%—87°74°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle48%—90°73°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle19%—92°76°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle12%—90°77°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast10%—90°79°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle29%—91°77°+1°
AQI 83 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 27 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 104 — 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 104 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 104
- UV peak
- 2.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 104
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 11:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Long Beach at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above 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
16-Day Forecast — Long Beach
- Sun88°75°21%
- Mon87°74°26%
- Tue90°73°48%
- Wed92°76°19%
- Thu90°77°12%
- Fri90°79°10%
- Sat91°77°29%
- Sun83°74°43%
- Mon91°74°54%
- Tue99°79°25%
- Wed94°72°23%
- Thu97°81°34%
- Fri95°81°30%
- Sat89°78°33%
- Sun87°74°26%
- Mon93°78°30%
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 has placed Long Beach in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Long Beach
- 39560