Okolona, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Okolona weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain24%0.11″86°71°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers53%0.26″89°71°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle15%—93°70°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle12%0.01″96°71°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast15%—98°73°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle28%—96°73°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle46%—96°73°0°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.97 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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
- 11:09 PM
- Moonset
- 11:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Okolona at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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: 38860
15-Day Forecast — Okolona
- Sun85°72°24%
- Mon89°71°53%
- Tue93°70°15%
- Wed96°71°12%
- Thu98°73°15%
- Fri96°73°28%
- Sat96°73°46%
- Sun92°71°34%
- Mon93°70°23%
- Tue94°72°7%
- Wed99°66°8%
- Thu84°68°23%
- Fri84°70°35%
- Sat88°69°32%
- Sun90°72°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 — Okolona
SPC has placed Okolona 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 Okolona
- 38860