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Nicholson, Mississippi Weather

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

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

Nicholson, MS
Thursday, June 4 at 6:11 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
86%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM
Nicholson, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNicholson, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 69°H 81°
Nicholson, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    0.01″
    81°69°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Showers
    74%
    0.02″
    84°68°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    86%
    80°71°-4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    60%
    88°72°+8°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    15%
    89°70°+1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    30%
    92°68°+3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    41%
    93°71°+1°
Nicholson, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
071° · veering 31°
Direction
ENE
071°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
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 7 · pk 20 @ 4:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 236SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 31° from the ene.
Nicholson, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1015.7
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.99 inHg
Now
1015.7
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151017
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1017.11015.11016.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Nicholson, MS
Air quality
43
AQI
Moderate
-4 in 6h

PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
86μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 13

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Nicholson, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
11%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.2mi
UNLIMITED
47 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
06:11 UTC ·Nicholson, 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
06:11 UTC ·Nicholson, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Nicholson, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Nicholson, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Nicholson, MS
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 02m
Sunset
7:58 PM
Civil dusk
1:26 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Nicholson, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
4:00 AM
Moonset
2:26 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Nicholson, MS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Nicholson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 18 (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 — Nicholson

SPC has placed Nicholson in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Nicholson

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.