Newton, Mississippi Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Newton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Thunderstorm18%0.17″86°73°—
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm78%2.7″82°73°-4°
- FridayJun 19T-storm w/ Hvy Hail72%—91°73°+9°
- SaturdayJun 20T-storm w/ Hail51%0.09″86°72°-5°
- SundayJun 21T-storm w/ Hvy Hail31%—89°73°+3°
- MondayJun 22Overcast21%—91°71°+2°
- TuesdayJun 23T-storm w/ Hail33%—87°70°-4°
AQI 17 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.9 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.9 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 8:19 AM
- Moonset
- 10:09 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Heat settles and the rain begins
Newton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Newton
- Wed86°73°18%
- Thu82°73°78%
- Fri91°73°72%
- Sat86°72°51%
- Sun89°73°31%
- Mon91°71°21%
- Tue87°70°33%
- Wed85°71°40%
- Thu91°71°34%
- Fri92°72°32%
- Sat89°74°20%
- Sun91°72°40%
- Mon93°72°48%
- Tue87°73°45%
- Wed93°71°39%
- Thu91°70°34%
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 — Newton
SPC has placed Newton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Newton
- 39345