Petal, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Petal weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast12%—93°76°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast58%—90°76°-3°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail63%—90°73°0°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail48%—90°72°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm24%—90°72°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear15%—94°73°+4°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear16%—95°74°+1°
AQI 62 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 10:41 PM
- Moonset
- 10:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Petal at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 39465
16-Day Forecast — Petal
- Sat93°76°12%
- Sun90°76°58%
- Mon90°73°63%
- Tue90°72°48%
- Wed90°72°24%
- Thu94°73°15%
- Fri95°74°16%
- Sat96°75°23%
- Sun97°75°27%
- Mon89°74°31%
- Tue90°67°17%
- Wed90°69°29%
- Thu75°70°34%
- Fri89°69°41%
- Sat93°70°32%
- Sun94°74°43%
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 — Petal
SPC includes Petal 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 Petal
- 39465