Thaxton, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Thaxton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle27%0.01″88°71°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain25%1.2″92°71°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers30%—93°72°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers14%—94°72°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle——96°71°+2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy12%—98°74°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast30%—97°73°-1°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 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 47 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 7.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 35
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 11:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Thaxton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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: 38871
16-Day Forecast — Thaxton
- Sun88°71°27%
- Mon92°71°25%
- Tue93°72°30%
- Wed94°72°14%
- Thu96°71°9%
- Fri98°74°12%
- Sat97°73°30%
- Sun93°72°30%
- Mon98°72°15%
- Tue88°67°9%
- Wed91°63°9%
- Thu96°68°30%
- Fri98°77°32%
- Sat94°74°26%
- Sun95°70°24%
- Mon94°70°39%
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 — Thaxton
SPC has placed Thaxton 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 Thaxton
- 38871
- 38874