Shannon, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shannon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain27%0.42″84°72°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers50%—88°71°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast16%—93°70°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle11%—95°71°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast16%—98°73°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle32%0.02″96°73°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle47%—97°73°+1°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.95 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:09 PM
- Moonset
- 11:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Shannon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 38868
15-Day Forecast — Shannon
- Sun84°72°27%
- Mon88°71°50%
- Tue93°70°16%
- Wed95°71°11%
- Thu98°73°16%
- Fri96°73°32%
- Sat97°73°47%
- Sun90°71°33%
- Mon92°70°22%
- Tue93°72°6%
- Wed99°67°15%
- Thu84°68°20%
- Fri85°70°17%
- Sat88°70°25%
- Sun90°72°32%
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 — Shannon
SPC has placed Shannon in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Shannon
- 38868