Oakland, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oakland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast16%—88°73°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers34%—91°71°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle14%—95°70°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle13%—95°72°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear12%—97°75°+2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy23%—95°76°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy39%—95°75°0°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 11:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Oakland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 38948
15-Day Forecast — Oakland
- Sun87°73°16%
- Mon91°71°34%
- Tue95°70°14%
- Wed95°72°13%
- Thu97°75°12%
- Fri95°76°23%
- Sat95°75°39%
- Sun91°71°31%
- Mon92°70°18%
- Tue99°72°10%
- Wed95°69°6%
- Thu86°69°21%
- Fri92°70°26%
- Sat88°70°19%
- Sun91°71°24%
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 — Oakland
SPC has placed Oakland 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 Oakland
- 38948