Pontotoc, Oklahoma Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pontotoc weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——96°74°—
- SundayJul 5Rain32%0.11″91°74°-5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast31%—90°73°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——89°71°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——96°72°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——99°73°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast10%—97°77°-2°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.6 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 2.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 40
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 10:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Pontotoc at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Pontotoc
- Sat96°74°2%
- Sun91°74°32%
- Mon90°73°31%
- Tue89°71°6%
- Wed96°72°1%
- Thu99°73°3%
- Fri97°77°10%
- Sat85°70°11%
- Sun88°69°8%
- Mon85°66°7%
- Tue86°65°5%
- Wed84°69°7%
- Thu88°66°21%
- Fri90°69°24%
- Sat89°71°20%
- Sun92°67°16%
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 — Pontotoc
SPC has placed Pontotoc in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Pontotoc
- 74871
- 74836