West, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast23%—89°74°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle27%0.02″94°74°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers19%0.01″97°71°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle12%—96°72°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—97°73°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast17%—95°74°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast36%—98°74°+3°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 11.0 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:13 PM
- Moonset
- 11:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
West at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 39192
15-Day Forecast — West
- Sun89°74°23%
- Mon94°74°27%
- Tue97°71°19%
- Wed96°72°12%
- Thu97°73°12%
- Fri95°74°17%
- Sat98°74°36%
- Sun94°71°42%
- Mon95°70°24%
- Tue99°73°9%
- Wed99°69°8%
- Thu89°70°20%
- Fri88°71°32%
- Sat87°69°30%
- Sun91°70°30%
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 — West
SPC has placed West 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 West
- 39192