Vancleave, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Vancleave weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast39%—89°75°—
- MondayJul 6Drizzle64%0.02″87°73°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail61%—93°75°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail36%—90°76°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle18%—91°75°+1°
- FridayJul 10Clear18%—91°76°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm29%—91°77°0°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 26 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.82 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 11:06 PM
- Moonset
- 11:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Vancleave at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 39565
15-Day Forecast — Vancleave
- Sun89°75°39%
- Mon87°73°64%
- Tue93°75°61%
- Wed90°76°36%
- Thu91°75°18%
- Fri91°76°18%
- Sat91°77°29%
- Sun81°73°56%
- Mon78°73°54%
- Tue91°73°35%
- Wed90°75°32%
- Thu89°76°39%
- Fri89°74°48%
- Sat91°71°49%
- Sun80°73°48%
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 — Vancleave
SPC includes Vancleave in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Vancleave
- 39565