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Nicholson, Mississippi Weather

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Nicholson, MS
Monday, July 6 at 1:38 PM
88
°
Overcast
Feels like
101°
Humidity
66%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:02 AM
Sunset
3:04 PM
Nicholson, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNicholson, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 77°H 90°
Nicholson, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    14%
    90°72°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    15%
    90°75°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    28%
    95°72°+5°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    95°74°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    24%
    95°75°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    95°76°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    88°75°-7°
Nicholson, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
247° · veering 77°
Direction
WSW
247°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 3 mph
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 mph · pk 15 mph @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 178SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 77° from the wsw.
Nicholson, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.8
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.94 inHg
Now
1013.8
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
+2.0
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111014
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1014.31011.01014.1
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Nicholson, MS
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
-7 in 6hPeak ~50 @ 11 PM

AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 58. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~85%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
11.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
112μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 58. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~85%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 58
UV peak
7.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 29

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Nicholson, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
56.5mi
UNLIMITED
61 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
18:38 UTC · Nicholson, 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
18:38 UTC · Nicholson, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Nicholson, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Nicholson, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Nicholson, MS
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:35 AM
Sunrise
1:02 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
3:04 PM
Civil dusk
8:33 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Nicholson, MS
The moon
Last Quarter
60% illuminated
Moonrise
11:40 PM
Moonset
12:14 PM
In sign
♈︎ Aries
Nicholson, MS
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk

weather
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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Nicholson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

16-Day Forecast — Nicholson

  1. Mon90°72°14%
  2. Tue90°75°15%
  3. Wed95°72°28%
  4. Thu95°74°14%
  5. Fri95°75°24%
  6. Sat95°76°39%
  7. Sun88°75°48%
  8. Mon93°74°56%
  9. Tue98°73°49%
  10. Wed101°75°33%
  11. Thu92°75°25%
  12. Fri91°73°32%
  13. Sat78°73°35%
  14. Sun83°72°41%
  15. Mon93°69°34%
  16. Tue94°70°48%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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 — Nicholson

SPC includes Nicholson 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 Nicholson

  • 39466

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.