Waterford, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Waterford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast41%—96°73°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers23%0.38″92°76°-4°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers39%—94°72°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast14%—91°69°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—97°67°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—95°71°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle28%—95°75°0°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 66
- UV peak
- 1.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 66
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:45 PM
- Moonset
- 10:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Waterford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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: 38685
16-Day Forecast — Waterford
- Sat96°73°41%
- Sun92°76°23%
- Mon94°72°39%
- Tue91°69°14%
- Wed97°67°10%
- Thu95°71°14%
- Fri95°75°28%
- Sat93°72°38%
- Sun86°66°25%
- Mon85°61°15%
- Tue89°62°10%
- Wed91°64°16%
- Thu86°68°29%
- Fri92°70°52%
- Sat91°70°35%
- Sun81°68°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Waterford
SPC has placed Waterford 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 Waterford
- 38635
- 38685