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Pearl, Mississippi Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Pearl, MS
Sunday, July 5 at 11:14 AM
84
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
74%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:59 AM
Sunset
3:10 PM
Pearl, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPearl, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 74°H 88°
Pearl, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    33%
    0.03″
    88°75°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    24%
    92°74°+4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    25%
    94°70°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    28%
    93°74°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    94°75°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    12%
    96°75°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    28%
    97°77°+1°
Pearl, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
173° · backing 179°
Direction
S
173°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 14 @ 10:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 115SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Pearl, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.7
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.61 inHg
Now
1002.7
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1005.11001.51002.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Pearl, MS
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 15.4 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
15.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
18μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
102μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
7.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 35

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 15.4 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Pearl, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
39%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.4mi
UNLIMITED
73 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
16:14 UTC · Pearl, 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
16:14 UTC · Pearl, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pearl, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pearl, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pearl, MS
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:31 AM
Sunrise
12:59 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
3:10 PM
Civil dusk
8:40 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pearl, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 PM
Moonset
11:15 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pearl, MS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pearl at a glance

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

ZIP code: 39208

16-Day Forecast — Pearl

  1. Sun88°75°33%
  2. Mon92°74°24%
  3. Tue94°70°25%
  4. Wed93°74°28%
  5. Thu94°75°12%
  6. Fri96°75°12%
  7. Sat97°77°28%
  8. Sun92°74°44%
  9. Mon93°71°37%
  10. Tue96°75°12%
  11. Wed101°78°12%
  12. Thu100°78°23%
  13. Fri95°78°37%
  14. Sat96°77°39%
  15. Sun97°77°30%
  16. Mon98°77°46%

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 — Pearl

SPC has placed Pearl 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 Pearl

  • 39208

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.