Waynesboro, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Waynesboro weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast13%—93°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast31%—89°76°-4°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle43%—90°74°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers30%—92°72°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail13%—92°73°0°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail18%—94°73°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast20%—93°74°-1°
AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 16.5 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.5 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:07 PM
- Moonset
- 11:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Waynesboro at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 39367
16-Day Forecast — Waynesboro
- Sat93°74°13%
- Sun89°76°31%
- Mon90°74°43%
- Tue92°72°30%
- Wed92°73°13%
- Thu94°73°18%
- Fri93°74°20%
- Sat96°73°39%
- Sun95°72°54%
- Mon78°70°41%
- Tue89°70°26%
- Wed94°70°17%
- Thu91°73°34%
- Fri93°75°39%
- Sat94°73°47%
- Sun96°73°52%
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 — Waynesboro
SPC has placed Waynesboro 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 Waynesboro
- 39367