Macon, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Macon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——93°72°—
- SundayJul 5Rain37%0.47″86°74°-7°
- MondayJul 6Rain57%0.11″87°73°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle16%—92°71°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——95°71°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail16%—93°74°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle34%—95°73°+2°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 61 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.97 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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
- 11:07 PM
- Moonset
- 11:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Macon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 39341
16-Day Forecast — Macon
- Sat93°72°8%
- Sun86°74°37%
- Mon87°73°57%
- Tue92°71°16%
- Wed95°71°8%
- Thu93°74°16%
- Fri95°73°34%
- Sat95°69°38%
- Sun89°70°41%
- Mon76°69°28%
- Tue88°69°9%
- Wed94°70°14%
- Thu93°76°20%
- Fri96°73°35%
- Sat94°74°26%
- Sun97°73°29%
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 — Macon
SPC has placed Macon 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 Macon
- 39341