Rienzi, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rienzi weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast30%—92°70°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle21%0.03″91°73°-1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle55%—92°72°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast12%—89°70°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—94°67°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle18%—92°69°-2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy32%—96°73°+4°
AQI 69 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 24 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 0.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:42 PM
- Moonset
- 10:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rienzi at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 38865
16-Day Forecast — Rienzi
- Sat92°70°30%
- Sun91°73°21%
- Mon92°72°55%
- Tue89°70°12%
- Wed94°67°12%
- Thu92°69°18%
- Fri96°73°32%
- Sat82°69°47%
- Sun86°66°30%
- Mon83°60°13%
- Tue87°61°12%
- Wed89°64°24%
- Thu83°68°35%
- Fri92°69°59%
- Sat87°70°38%
- Sun87°70°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Rienzi
SPC has placed Rienzi 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 Rienzi
- 38865