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Randolph, Mississippi Weather

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

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

Randolph, MS
Saturday, July 4 at 11:44 PM
74
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
90%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:50 AM
Sunset
3:12 PM
Randolph, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRandolph, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 73°H 86°
Randolph, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Showers
    41%
    0.26″
    94°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    20%
    0.39″
    86°73°-8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    36%
    88°70°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    93°71°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    91°69°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    15%
    95°72°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    23%
    92°74°-3°
Randolph, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
302° · veering 167°
Direction
WNW
302°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 4 · pk 21 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 153SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Randolph, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.6
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.40 inHg
Now
995.6
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-4.6
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9951000
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.2995.3995.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Randolph, MS
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
-10 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 2.5DRIVERGood
8.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
64μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Randolph, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
36%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.1mi
UNLIMITED
77 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
04:44 UTC · Randolph, 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
04:44 UTC · Randolph, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Randolph, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Randolph, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Randolph, MS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:21 AM
Sunrise
12:50 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
3:12 PM
Civil dusk
8:42 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Randolph, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 PM
Moonset
11:10 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Randolph, MS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Randolph at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 38864

16-Day Forecast — Randolph

  1. Sat94°70°41%
  2. Sun86°73°20%
  3. Mon88°70°36%
  4. Tue93°71°10%
  5. Wed91°69°10%
  6. Thu95°72°15%
  7. Fri92°74°23%
  8. Sat88°70°44%
  9. Sun78°68°32%
  10. Mon83°68°16%
  11. Tue86°69°6%
  12. Wed90°70°10%
  13. Thu92°73°19%
  14. Fri92°74°16%
  15. Sat94°73°19%
  16. Sun96°73°23%

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 — Randolph

SPC has placed Randolph 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 Randolph

  • 38863
  • 38864

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.