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Jackson, Alabama Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Jackson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Jackson, AL
Thursday, June 4 at 12:01 AM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
69%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
7:52 PM
Jackson, AL
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastJackson, AL: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 79°
Jackson, AL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    82°70°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    79°62°-3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    15%
    88°64°+9°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    58%
    0.29″
    84°65°-4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    67%
    84°71°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    50%
    87°69°+3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    50%
    91°72°+4°
Jackson, AL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
064° · veering 70°
Direction
ENE
064°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 9 · pk 26 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 276SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 70° from the ene.
Jackson, AL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.2
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.80 inHg
Now
1009.2
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
+2.6
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.81007.01010.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Jackson, AL
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
88μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Jackson, AL
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.2mi
UNLIMITED
63 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
00:01 UTC ·Jackson, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
00:01 UTC ·Jackson, AL · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Jackson, AL
Satellite · infrared · animated
Jackson, AL
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Jackson, AL
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
7:52 PM
Civil dusk
1:21 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Jackson, AL
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
3:55 AM
Moonset
2:16 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Jackson, AL
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Jackson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 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 — Jackson

SPC has placed Jackson in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Jackson

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.