Prentiss, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Prentiss weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers36%0.18″93°74°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers31%0.15″87°74°-6°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle52%—89°72°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail27%—90°72°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail28%—91°71°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle25%—94°72°+3°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear17%—95°74°+1°
AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 5 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 16.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 18.5 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 5 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 16.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 18.5 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 5h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 11:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Prentiss at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 39474
16-Day Forecast — Prentiss
- Sat93°74°36%
- Sun87°74°31%
- Mon89°72°52%
- Tue90°72°27%
- Wed91°71°28%
- Thu94°72°25%
- Fri95°74°17%
- Sat96°73°34%
- Sun87°71°55%
- Mon75°70°42%
- Tue86°69°29%
- Wed93°70°22%
- Thu92°72°30%
- Fri92°73°49%
- Sat94°71°55%
- Sun96°72°48%
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 — Prentiss
SPC has placed Prentiss 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 Prentiss
- 39474