Shelby, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shelby weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain14%0.60″96°76°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast52%—94°75°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle31%—90°68°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle31%—91°73°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers21%—92°72°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle16%—95°75°+3°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy11%—95°77°0°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 during the projected peak around 6 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 10:50 PM
- Moonset
- 10:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Shelby at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 38774
16-Day Forecast — Shelby
- Sat96°76°14%
- Sun94°75°52%
- Mon90°68°31%
- Tue91°73°31%
- Wed92°72°21%
- Thu95°75°16%
- Fri95°77°11%
- Sat94°77°17%
- Sun96°74°20%
- Mon86°69°10%
- Tue88°65°9%
- Wed86°67°27%
- Thu82°65°16%
- Fri87°67°16%
- Sat89°70°23%
- Sun93°75°26%
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 — Shelby
SPC includes Shelby 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 Shelby
- 38774