Scott, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Scott weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy20%—93°72°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle20%0.04″93°75°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle23%—92°74°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle11%—93°75°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——94°74°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast12%—93°76°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle33%—95°71°+2°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~87%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~87%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Scott at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 38772
15-Day Forecast — Scott
- Sun93°72°20%
- Mon93°75°20%
- Tue92°74°23%
- Wed93°75°11%
- Thu94°74°8%
- Fri93°76°12%
- Sat95°71°33%
- Sun81°70°27%
- Mon82°69°16%
- Tue88°71°7%
- Wed90°73°14%
- Thu93°77°29%
- Fri94°75°16%
- Sat94°75°13%
- Sun96°74°26%
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 — Scott
SPC has placed Scott in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Scott
- 38772