Vicksburg, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Vicksburg weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast20%—90°74°—
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail38%—90°72°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle27%—91°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy12%—94°72°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——92°73°-2°
- FridayJul 10Clear13%—93°74°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle28%—95°72°+2°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.4 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.4 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Vicksburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 39180, 39183
15-Day Forecast — Vicksburg
- Sun90°73°20%
- Mon90°72°38%
- Tue91°69°27%
- Wed94°72°12%
- Thu92°73°8%
- Fri93°74°13%
- Sat95°72°28%
- Sun88°69°45%
- Mon94°70°25%
- Tue96°75°14%
- Wed99°69°15%
- Thu89°70°20%
- Fri88°72°26%
- Sat90°70°26%
- Sun84°71°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 — Vicksburg
SPC has placed Vicksburg 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 Vicksburg
- 39180
- 39183
- 39181
- 39182