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Purvis, Mississippi Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Purvis weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Purvis, MS
Sunday, July 5 at 2:33 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
93%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
12:59 AM
Sunset
3:05 PM
Purvis, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPurvis, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 73°H 89°
Purvis, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    0.01″
    89°73°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    64%
    89°72°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    93°73°+4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    24%
    92°73°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    95°73°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    25%
    97°74°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    96°74°-1°
Purvis, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
297° · veering 117°
Direction
WNW
297°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 3 · pk 15 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 206SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Purvis, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.7
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.58 inHg
Now
1001.7
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1005.01001.01001.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Purvis, MS
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6h

AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 16.9 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.87 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
16.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
19μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
50μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 16.9 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Purvis, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
97%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
75 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
07:33 UTC · Purvis, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
07:33 UTC · Purvis, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Purvis, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Purvis, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Purvis, MS
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:32 AM
Sunrise
12:59 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
3:05 PM
Civil dusk
8:34 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Purvis, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 PM
Moonset
11:12 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Purvis, MS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Purvis at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 39475

15-Day Forecast — Purvis

  1. Sun89°74°32%
  2. Mon89°72°64%
  3. Tue93°73°29%
  4. Wed92°73°24%
  5. Thu95°73°19%
  6. Fri97°74°25%
  7. Sat96°74°29%
  8. Sun74°72°54%
  9. Mon83°71°51%
  10. Tue93°71°28%
  11. Wed97°73°20%
  12. Thu90°72°33%
  13. Fri88°70°42%
  14. Sat91°70°33%
  15. Sun83°71°36%

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 — Purvis

SPC has placed Purvis 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 Purvis

  • 39475

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.