Paris, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Paris weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Showers16%1.5″88°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast35%—89°73°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast12%—96°70°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle10%—95°72°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast11%—98°73°+3°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle24%—96°73°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle38%—95°73°-1°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.90 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 11:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Paris at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 38949
15-Day Forecast — Paris
- Sun88°72°16%
- Mon89°73°35%
- Tue96°70°12%
- Wed95°72°10%
- Thu98°73°11%
- Fri96°73°24%
- Sat95°73°38%
- Sun93°71°32%
- Mon92°70°16%
- Tue97°72°7%
- Wed94°68°4%
- Thu86°69°18%
- Fri90°71°19%
- Sat87°69°19%
- Sun88°71°20%
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 — Paris
SPC has placed Paris 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 Paris
- 38965
- 38949
- 38913