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Sardis, Mississippi Weather

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

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

Sardis, MS
Saturday, July 4 at 7:30 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
89°
Humidity
74%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:52 AM
Sunset
3:15 PM
Sardis, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSardis, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 31% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 75°H 91°
Sardis, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    92°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    0.02″
    91°75°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    41%
    89°73°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    13%
    93°71°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    96°70°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    17%
    95°73°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    23%
    91°77°-4°
Sardis, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
201° · veering 116°
Direction
SSW
201°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
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 5 · pk 20 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 159SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 116° from the ssw.
Sardis, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.5
-2.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.54 inHg
Now
1000.5
mb
3h
-2.3
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
-4.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.7999.9999.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Sardis, MS
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
+22 in 6h

AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 22 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
8.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Sardis, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.4mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
00:30 UTC · Sardis, 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
00:30 UTC · Sardis, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sardis, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sardis, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sardis, MS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:24 AM
Sunrise
12:52 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
3:15 PM
Civil dusk
8:46 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sardis, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 PM
Moonset
11:13 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sardis, MS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sardis at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 38666

16-Day Forecast — Sardis

  1. Sat92°72°32%
  2. Sun91°76°17%
  3. Mon89°73°41%
  4. Tue93°71°13%
  5. Wed96°70°9%
  6. Thu95°73°17%
  7. Fri91°77°23%
  8. Sat91°69°32%
  9. Sun73°69°26%
  10. Mon83°68°18%
  11. Tue88°69°12%
  12. Wed91°71°12%
  13. Thu95°76°29%
  14. Fri95°75°45%
  15. Sat96°75°33%
  16. Sun97°74°19%

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 — Sardis

SPC includes Sardis in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Sardis

  • 38666

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.