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Braxton, Mississippi Weather

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

Braxton, MS
Wednesday, June 3 at 9:23 PM
83
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
63%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Braxton, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBraxton, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 83°
Braxton, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    84°70°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    83°65°-1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    18%
    83°64°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    68%
    80°68°-3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    63%
    83°71°+3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    90°71°+7°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    49%
    90°69°
Braxton, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
099° · backing 64°
Direction
E
099°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 22 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2210SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 64° from the e.
Braxton, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.4
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.72 inHg
Now
1006.4
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051008
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.21004.81006.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Braxton, MS
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
6.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
3.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 43

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Braxton, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
39%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.8mi
UNLIMITED
59 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
21:23 UTC ·Braxton, MS · 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
21:23 UTC ·Braxton, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Braxton, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Braxton, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Braxton, MS
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:27 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 08m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
1:31 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Braxton, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
3:25 AM
Moonset
1:24 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Braxton, MS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Braxton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 83°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 27 (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 3, 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 — Braxton

SPC has placed Braxton 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 Braxton

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.