New Site, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New Site weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast21%—86°71°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle38%0.01″86°72°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast18%—91°70°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——95°68°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle14%—94°70°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle37%—94°72°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Showers50%0.56″89°71°-5°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 11:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
New Site at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 38859
15-Day Forecast — New Site
- Sun88°72°21%
- Mon86°72°38%
- Tue91°70°18%
- Wed95°68°8%
- Thu94°70°14%
- Fri94°72°37%
- Sat89°71°50%
- Sun78°68°32%
- Mon83°67°20%
- Tue90°68°5%
- Wed93°70°21%
- Thu92°72°28%
- Fri94°71°26%
- Sat96°74°33%
- Sun97°73°32%
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 — New Site
SPC has placed New Site 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 New Site
- 38859