Starkville, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Starkville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle22%0.01″89°74°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle46%—88°71°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast28%—93°71°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers15%0.06″97°72°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle16%—96°73°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast34%—97°74°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy41%—98°75°+1°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.97 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 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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
- 11:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Starkville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 39759
15-Day Forecast — Starkville
- Sun88°74°22%
- Mon88°71°46%
- Tue93°71°28%
- Wed97°72°15%
- Thu96°73°16%
- Fri97°74°34%
- Sat98°75°41%
- Sun95°70°40%
- Mon91°69°24%
- Tue94°72°7%
- Wed100°68°9%
- Thu84°70°24%
- Fri85°70°29%
- Sat86°69°24%
- Sun91°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 — Starkville
SPC has placed Starkville 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 Starkville
- 39759
- 39760