Potts Camp, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Potts Camp weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Showers25%0.07″88°72°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle14%0.02″90°72°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle15%—93°72°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—96°70°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——99°73°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle14%—99°74°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Showers32%0.03″97°73°-2°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~72%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~72%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 5.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 11:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Potts Camp at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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.
ZIP code: 38659
16-Day Forecast — Potts Camp
- Sun88°72°25%
- Mon90°72°14%
- Tue93°72°15%
- Wed96°70°12%
- Thu99°73°6%
- Fri99°74°14%
- Sat97°73°32%
- Sun90°72°31%
- Mon98°71°12%
- Tue101°74°8%
- Wed102°75°7%
- Thu97°73°23%
- Fri99°66°36%
- Sat99°73°32%
- Sun99°78°32%
- Mon99°79°33%
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 — Potts Camp
SPC has placed Potts Camp 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 Potts Camp
- 38659