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Paden, Mississippi Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Paden, MS
Saturday, July 4 at 6:05 PM
92
°
Clear
Feels like
98°
Humidity
52%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:45 AM
Sunset
3:09 PM
Paden, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPaden, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 75°H 92°
Paden, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    22%
    93°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    20%
    0.69″
    91°75°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    57%
    92°72°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    15%
    89°70°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    95°67°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    20%
    91°70°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    35%
    96°73°+5°
Paden, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
247° · veering 168°
Direction
WSW
247°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 3
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 · pk 26 @ 7:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 128SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Paden, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.4
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.45 inHg
Now
997.4
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
-5.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971002
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1002.4997.4997.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Paden, MS
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
+24 in 6h

AQI 69 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 24 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
105μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
0.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 50

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Paden, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
72.6mi
UNLIMITED
74 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
23:05 UTC · Paden, 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
23:05 UTC · Paden, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Paden, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Paden, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Paden, MS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:16 AM
Sunrise
12:45 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
3:09 PM
Civil dusk
8:40 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Paden, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:41 PM
Moonset
10:04 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Paden, MS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Paden at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Paden

  1. Sat93°71°22%
  2. Sun91°75°20%
  3. Mon92°72°57%
  4. Tue89°70°15%
  5. Wed95°67°10%
  6. Thu91°70°20%
  7. Fri96°73°35%
  8. Sat83°68°50%
  9. Sun86°66°32%
  10. Mon84°60°13%
  11. Tue86°61°12%
  12. Wed88°63°23%
  13. Thu80°68°39%
  14. Fri91°69°58%
  15. Sat86°70°45%
  16. Sun88°70°26%

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 — Paden

SPC has placed Paden 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 Paden

  • 38873

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.