Tunica, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tunica weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast44%—95°75°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle19%0.01″91°76°-4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast30%—91°74°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——93°72°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——97°72°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—98°74°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast25%—97°78°-1°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.94 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~71%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 11:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Tunica at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 38676
16-Day Forecast — Tunica
- Sat95°75°44%
- Sun91°76°19%
- Mon91°74°30%
- Tue93°72°9%
- Wed97°72°9%
- Thu98°74°12%
- Fri97°78°25%
- Sat91°72°25%
- Sun72°68°23%
- Mon84°66°15%
- Tue86°71°12%
- Wed92°75°17%
- Thu94°75°24%
- Fri95°74°17%
- Sat97°74°14%
- Sun97°76°20%
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 — Tunica
SPC has placed Tunica 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 Tunica
- 38676