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Taylor, Mississippi Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Taylor weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Taylor, MS
Saturday, July 4 at 11:41 PM
75
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
83°
Humidity
92%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:51 AM
Sunset
3:14 PM
Taylor, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTaylor, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 73°H 87°
Taylor, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Showers
    55%
    0.05″
    95°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    25%
    1.0″
    87°73°-8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    33%
    90°70°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    11%
    95°71°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    11%
    98°70°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    12%
    97°73°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    25%
    95°77°-2°
Taylor, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
217° · backing 143°
Direction
SW
217°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 2
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 2 · pk 9 @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 265SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Taylor, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.6
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.64 inHg
Now
1003.6
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-4.2
mb
24h
-3.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031008
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1007.81003.11003.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Taylor, MS
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneModerate
68μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~91%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Taylor, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
55%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.3mi
UNLIMITED
95 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
04:41 UTC · Taylor, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
04:41 UTC · Taylor, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Taylor, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Taylor, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Taylor, MS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:23 AM
Sunrise
12:51 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
3:14 PM
Civil dusk
8:44 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Taylor, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:12 PM
Moonset
11:12 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Taylor, MS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Taylor at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 38673

16-Day Forecast — Taylor

  1. Sat95°72°55%
  2. Sun87°73°25%
  3. Mon90°70°33%
  4. Tue95°71°11%
  5. Wed98°70°11%
  6. Thu97°73°12%
  7. Fri95°77°25%
  8. Sat95°70°40%
  9. Sun78°70°31%
  10. Mon82°68°17%
  11. Tue91°69°7%
  12. Wed91°71°10%
  13. Thu97°74°19%
  14. Fri96°75°14%
  15. Sat98°75°23%
  16. Sun97°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 — Taylor

SPC has placed Taylor in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Taylor

  • 38673
  • 38655

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.