West Hattiesburg, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Hattiesburg weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Showers36%0.14″90°74°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle59%—90°73°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle29%—94°73°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail16%—93°74°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast18%—96°74°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle23%—98°74°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle31%—96°74°-2°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 15.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 15.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 11:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
West Hattiesburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — West Hattiesburg
- Sun90°74°36%
- Mon90°73°59%
- Tue94°73°29%
- Wed93°74°16%
- Thu96°74°18%
- Fri98°74°23%
- Sat96°74°31%
- Sun79°72°57%
- Mon81°72°47%
- Tue93°72°28%
- Wed97°74°18%
- Thu91°73°32%
- Fri87°70°42%
- Sat92°70°54%
- Sun82°71°49%
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 Hattiesburg
SPC has placed West Hattiesburg 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 Hattiesburg
- 39402