Pearlington, Mississippi Weather
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Pearlington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Showers34%0.19″94°76°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle45%—90°75°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm44%—94°75°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail24%—92°75°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm15%—94°77°+2°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear18%—94°78°0°
- SaturdayJul 11T-storm w/ Hail24%—88°77°-6°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 18.5 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.85 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 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~74%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 18.5 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 11:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Pearlington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 39572
15-Day Forecast — Pearlington
- Sun94°77°34%
- Mon90°75°45%
- Tue94°75°44%
- Wed92°75°24%
- Thu94°77°15%
- Fri94°78°18%
- Sat88°77°24%
- Sun78°74°44%
- Mon84°73°50%
- Tue94°73°27%
- Wed92°75°21%
- Thu91°76°30%
- Fri91°74°32%
- Sat88°74°32%
- Sun86°75°32%
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 — Pearlington
SPC includes Pearlington in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Pearlington
- 39572