Smithville, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Smithville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain24%0.28″91°72°—
- MondayJul 6Showers56%—87°72°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast13%—94°70°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle11%0.01″95°70°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy16%—99°73°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle32%—96°73°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle49%—96°73°0°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 12.1 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:07 PM
- Moonset
- 11:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Smithville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below 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: 38870
15-Day Forecast — Smithville
- Sun90°72°24%
- Mon87°72°56%
- Tue94°70°13%
- Wed95°70°11%
- Thu99°73°16%
- Fri96°73°32%
- Sat96°73°49%
- Sun91°71°35%
- Mon93°70°23%
- Tue96°71°7%
- Wed101°69°8%
- Thu84°69°23%
- Fri85°71°35%
- Sat89°70°32%
- Sun86°72°24%
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 — Smithville
SPC has placed Smithville 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 Smithville
- 38870