Lucedale, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lucedale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast13%—93°75°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast34%—91°75°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle52%—89°73°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail49%—91°73°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail32%—92°73°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle26%—95°73°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast27%—95°75°0°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:06 PM
- Moonset
- 11:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lucedale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 39452
16-Day Forecast — Lucedale
- Sat93°75°13%
- Sun91°75°34%
- Mon89°73°52%
- Tue91°73°49%
- Wed92°73°32%
- Thu95°73°26%
- Fri95°75°27%
- Sat94°75°38%
- Sun86°73°59%
- Mon78°72°53%
- Tue88°71°35%
- Wed93°70°23%
- Thu92°75°36%
- Fri89°73°46%
- Sat93°73°49%
- Sun97°74°56%
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 — Lucedale
SPC includes Lucedale 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 Lucedale
- 39452