Olive Branch, Mississippi Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Olive Branch weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Mostly Clear——83°63°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——82°64°-1°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——83°61°+1°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle——86°66°+3°
- SundayJun 7Showers54%0.08″79°70°-7°
- MondayJun 8Showers61%—85°70°+6°
- TuesdayJun 9Heavy Drizzle46%—81°70°-4°
Ozone at AQI 58 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 64 by mid-afternoon.
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 58 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 64 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 8.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 64
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:34 AM
- Moonset
- 1:15 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Olive Branch at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (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 3, 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.