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Union, Mississippi Weather

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

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

Union, MS
Saturday, July 4 at 10:09 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
86°
Humidity
65%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:54 AM
Sunset
3:07 PM
Union, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastUnion, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 76°H 87°
Union, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    14%
    95°74°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    0.03″
    87°75°-8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    88°73°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    26%
    88°70°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    93°71°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    17%
    89°72°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    92°73°+3°
Union, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
319° · backing 49°
Direction
NW
319°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 3
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 3 · pk 9 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 201SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 49° from the nw.
Union, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.0
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.41 inHg
Now
996.0
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 996999
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW999.4996.0996.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Union, MS
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

AQI 62 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 16.1 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
16.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
47μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 16.1 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
Union, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.8mi
UNLIMITED
99 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
03:09 UTC · Union, 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
03:09 UTC · Union, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Union, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Union, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Union, MS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:26 AM
Sunrise
12:54 AM
Daylight
14h 13m
Sunset
3:07 PM
Civil dusk
8:37 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Union, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:09 PM
Moonset
11:10 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Union, MS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Union at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 39365

16-Day Forecast — Union

  1. Sat95°74°14%
  2. Sun87°75°21%
  3. Mon88°73°36%
  4. Tue88°70°26%
  5. Wed93°71°8%
  6. Thu89°72°17%
  7. Fri92°73°23%
  8. Sat93°71°35%
  9. Sun87°69°50%
  10. Mon75°69°31%
  11. Tue88°68°15%
  12. Wed94°70°15%
  13. Thu91°75°30%
  14. Fri92°73°40%
  15. Sat93°71°42%
  16. Sun95°72°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 — Union

SPC has placed Union 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 Union

  • 39365

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.