Merigold, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Merigold weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast14%—90°73°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain19%2.0″94°74°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast25%—91°73°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle17%—92°72°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——94°73°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——94°76°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast16%—96°76°+2°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast 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 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 2.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Merigold at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 38759
16-Day Forecast — Merigold
- Sun89°73°14%
- Mon94°74°19%
- Tue91°73°25%
- Wed92°72°17%
- Thu94°73°4%
- Fri94°76°7%
- Sat96°76°16%
- Sun93°72°24%
- Mon100°74°16%
- Tue89°72°8%
- Wed86°67°7%
- Thu98°73°20%
- Fri101°79°23%
- Sat95°77°35%
- Sun93°74°32%
- Mon94°73°34%
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 — Merigold
SPC has placed Merigold 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 Merigold
- 38759