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Rolling Fork, Mississippi Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Rolling Fork, MS
Saturday, July 4 at 4:48 PM
87
°
Overcast
Feels like
96°
Humidity
70%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:00 AM
Sunset
3:15 PM
Rolling Fork, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRolling Fork, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 92°
Rolling Fork, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    92°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    23%
    90°73°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    41%
    89°72°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    20%
    91°73°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    11%
    92°75°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    91°74°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    93°75°+2°
Rolling Fork, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
141° · backing 98°
Direction
SE
141°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 2
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 2 · pk 10 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 309SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 98° from the se.
Rolling Fork, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.5
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.84 inHg
Now
1010.5
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111014
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.81010.71010.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
Rolling Fork, MS
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
+3 in 6h

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
14.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
18μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
104μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
3.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 49

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.81
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Rolling Fork, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
80%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.3mi
UNLIMITED
73 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
21:48 UTC · Rolling Fork, 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
21:48 UTC · Rolling Fork, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rolling Fork, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rolling Fork, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rolling Fork, MS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:32 AM
Sunrise
1:00 AM
Daylight
14h 15m
Sunset
3:15 PM
Civil dusk
8:45 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rolling Fork, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:49 PM
Moonset
10:16 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rolling Fork, MS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rolling Fork at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 39159

16-Day Forecast — Rolling Fork

  1. Sat92°76°18%
  2. Sun90°75°23%
  3. Mon89°72°41%
  4. Tue91°73°20%
  5. Wed92°75°11%
  6. Thu91°74°9%
  7. Fri93°75°8%
  8. Sat94°68°19%
  9. Sun89°69°26%
  10. Mon85°64°16%
  11. Tue87°64°13%
  12. Wed87°67°19%
  13. Thu86°68°26%
  14. Fri92°72°35%
  15. Sat79°73°20%
  16. Sun82°71°23%

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 — Rolling Fork

SPC has placed Rolling Fork 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 Rolling Fork

  • 39159

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.