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 5Overcast26%—88°73°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle43%—88°71°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast13%—93°70°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——98°69°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle13%—99°72°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast33%—96°77°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle42%—88°70°-8°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 ~99%) — 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 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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: 3°F below 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
15-Day Forecast — Potts Camp
- Sun88°73°26%
- Mon88°71°43%
- Tue93°70°13%
- Wed98°69°8%
- Thu99°72°13%
- Fri96°77°33%
- Sat88°70°42%
- Sun72°69°29%
- Mon85°68°14%
- Tue92°69°6%
- Wed92°71°10%
- Thu98°74°19%
- Fri96°75°14%
- Sat99°75°23%
- Sun98°75°26%
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 tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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