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Okolona, Mississippi Weather

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

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

Okolona, MS
Thursday, June 4 at 2:12 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
62%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Okolona, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOkolona, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 79°
Okolona, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    82°65°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    79°64°-3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    85°61°+6°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    0.07″
    83°65°-2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Showers
    62%
    0.52″
    72°68°-11°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    57%
    85°68°+13°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    89°71°+4°
Okolona, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
099° · veering 49°
Direction
E
099°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
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 6 · pk 19 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 173SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 49° from the e.
Okolona, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.5
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.78 inHg
Now
1008.5
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.91006.81008.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Okolona, MS
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.94 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
8.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
86μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Okolona, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
98%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
48.5mi
UNLIMITED
74 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
02:12 UTC ·Okolona, 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
02:12 UTC ·Okolona, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Okolona, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Okolona, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Okolona, MS
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
1:32 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Okolona, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
4:05 AM
Moonset
2:13 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Okolona, MS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Okolona at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 11 (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.

ZIP codes in Okolona

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.