Olive Branch, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Olive Branch weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle38%0.03″93°74°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle19%0.02″90°74°-3°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail55%—91°72°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast37%—90°70°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast18%—92°68°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear20%—95°73°+3°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear30%—97°76°+2°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 86 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear 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 86 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 86
- UV peak
- 6.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 86
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 14.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 17.9 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 10:47 PM
- Moonset
- 10:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Olive Branch at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 38654
16-Day Forecast — Olive Branch
- Sat94°74°38%
- Sun90°74°19%
- Mon91°72°55%
- Tue90°70°37%
- Wed92°68°18%
- Thu95°73°20%
- Fri97°76°30%
- Sat85°73°24%
- Sun84°66°20%
- Mon83°62°13%
- Tue87°63°9%
- Wed90°65°13%
- Thu85°68°24%
- Fri91°70°26%
- Sat90°71°23%
- Sun77°68°24%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Olive Branch
SPC has placed Olive Branch 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 Olive Branch
- 38654