Ripley, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ripley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle61%0.04″91°71°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain23%0.38″89°74°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle45%—86°72°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—91°70°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—94°68°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle15%—94°71°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast29%—96°74°+2°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 12.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.6 µg/m³.
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 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 12.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.6 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 2h 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
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 11:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ripley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- 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: 38663
16-Day Forecast — Ripley
- Sat91°71°61%
- Sun89°74°23%
- Mon86°72°45%
- Tue91°70°10%
- Wed94°68°12%
- Thu94°71°15%
- Fri96°74°29%
- Sat95°70°42%
- Sun73°68°27%
- Mon85°67°16%
- Tue93°68°11%
- Wed94°72°17%
- Thu93°74°26%
- Fri96°74°23%
- Sat99°74°27%
- Sun99°75°29%
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 — Ripley
SPC has placed Ripley 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 Ripley
- 38663