Golden, Mississippi Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Golden weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Thunderstorm——86°68°—
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm34%0.23″78°73°-8°
- FridayJun 19T-storm w/ Hail50%0.02″87°69°+9°
- SaturdayJun 20T-storm w/ Hail40%—85°68°-2°
- SundayJun 21T-storm w/ Hvy Hail54%—88°70°+3°
- MondayJun 22Thunderstorm57%0.72″80°66°-8°
- TuesdayJun 23Light Drizzle43%—85°64°+5°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 8.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.
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 45 now. With UV 8.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 8.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 37
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- breezy
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 8:09 AM
- Moonset
- 10:12 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Heat settles and the rain begins
Golden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 83°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Golden
- Wed87°68°8%
- Thu78°73°34%
- Fri87°69°50%
- Sat85°68°40%
- Sun88°70°54%
- Mon80°66°57%
- Tue85°64°43%
- Wed84°68°22%
- Thu84°68°25%
- Fri88°70°25%
- Sat86°68°26%
- Sun86°69°42%
- Mon90°71°42%
- Tue89°72°40%
- Wed92°72°46%
- Thu94°73°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Golden
SPC has placed Golden 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 Golden
- 38847