Shaw, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shaw weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Thunderstorm52%0.25″94°77°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle17%0.01″92°75°-2°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle23%0.03″94°75°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle22%—92°75°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—94°75°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle10%—94°75°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast14%—94°77°0°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 around 1 PM.
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 30 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Shaw at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- 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: 38773
16-Day Forecast — Shaw
- Sat94°77°52%
- Sun92°75°17%
- Mon94°75°23%
- Tue92°75°22%
- Wed94°75°12%
- Thu94°75°10%
- Fri94°77°14%
- Sat95°72°35%
- Sun81°70°28%
- Mon82°70°17%
- Tue89°71°8%
- Wed89°73°14%
- Thu92°77°29%
- Fri93°76°16%
- Sat94°75°13%
- Sun95°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 — Shaw
SPC has placed Shaw 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 Shaw
- 38773