Wheeler, Mississippi Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wheeler weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Drizzle29%0.06″89°71°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast42%0.07″87°71°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast13%—89°70°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——92°69°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers11%—92°71°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle36%—95°73°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm48%0.05″91°71°-4°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.96 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 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 11:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Wheeler at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Wheeler
- Sun90°72°29%
- Mon87°71°42%
- Tue89°70°13%
- Wed92°69°7%
- Thu92°71°11%
- Fri95°73°36%
- Sat91°71°48%
- Sun77°68°31%
- Mon83°67°20%
- Tue90°69°6%
- Wed91°72°21%
- Thu92°73°28%
- Fri94°72°26%
- Sat96°75°33%
- Sun98°74°32%
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 — Wheeler
SPC has placed Wheeler 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 Wheeler
- 38829