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McCool, Mississippi Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McCool weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

McCool, MS
Sunday, July 5 at 3:23 AM
74
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
94%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Sunset
3:10 PM
McCool, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcCool, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 74°H 86°
McCool, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    24%
    0.92″
    86°74°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    32%
    6.3″
    90°73°+4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    18%
    95°71°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    13%
    96°71°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    14%
    96°73°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    26%
    94°74°-2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Partly Cloudy
    39%
    97°74°+3°
McCool, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
287° · backing 170°
Direction
WNW
287°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 3 · pk 15 @ 2:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 252SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 170° from the wnw.
McCool, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.2
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.48 inHg
Now
998.2
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981002
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.5997.6998.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
McCool, MS
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.95 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
51μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
McCool, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
47%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.7mi
UNLIMITED
69 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
08:23 UTC · McCool, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
08:23 UTC · McCool, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
McCool, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
McCool, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McCool, MS
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:26 AM
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
3:10 PM
Civil dusk
8:39 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
McCool, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 PM
Moonset
11:11 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
McCool, MS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McCool at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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: 39108

15-Day Forecast — McCool

  1. Sun86°74°24%
  2. Mon90°73°32%
  3. Tue95°71°18%
  4. Wed96°71°13%
  5. Thu96°73°14%
  6. Fri94°74°26%
  7. Sat97°74°39%
  8. Sun93°71°46%
  9. Mon93°68°23%
  10. Tue96°72°11%
  11. Wed98°69°10%
  12. Thu80°70°27%
  13. Fri85°70°32%
  14. Sat87°69°27%
  15. Sun90°70°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 — McCool

SPC has placed McCool 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 McCool

  • 39108

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.