Lucedale, Mississippi Weather
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Lucedale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Overcast11%—91°78°—
- MondayAug 3Overcast——91°73°0°
- TuesdayAug 4Overcast12%—100°74°+9°
- WednesdayAug 5Overcast18%—98°76°-2°
- ThursdayAug 6Drizzle13%—99°74°+1°
- FridayAug 7Drizzle21%—97°74°-2°
- SaturdayAug 8Light Showers26%—96°74°-1°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~97%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- light
- 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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 9:36 PM
- Moonset
- 9:58 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night
Lucedale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP code: 39452
16-Day Forecast — Lucedale
- Sun91°78°11%
- Mon91°73°9%
- Tue100°74°12%
- Wed98°76°18%
- Thu99°74°13%
- Fri97°74°21%
- Sat96°74°26%
- Sun96°73°42%
- Mon98°73°37%
- Tue97°73°34%
- Wed99°75°26%
- Thu101°75°24%
- Fri100°73°26%
- Sat96°73°29%
- Sun97°73°36%
- Mon85°73°42%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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 — Lucedale
SPC includes Lucedale in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.
Sun & seasons in Lucedale
Lucedale sits in George County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 9m of daylight and its shortest just 10h 8m — a swing of +4h 1m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Jackson, the state’s largest city, lies about 135 miles to the NW. The nearest town Lucedale tracks is Gulfport, roughly 45 miles to the SW.
ZIP codes in Lucedale
- 39452