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Oxford, Mississippi Weather

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

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

Oxford, MS
Thursday, June 4 at 2:12 AM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
48%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Oxford, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOxford, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 82°
Oxford, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 2
    Light Rain
    48%
    0.07″
    86°70°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    82°63°-4°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    82°63°
  4. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    85°59°+3°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    16%
    82°66°-3°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    48%
    0.11″
    77°71°-5°
  7. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    56%
    90°69°+13°
Oxford, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
055° · backing 107°
Direction
NE
055°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 5 · pk 20 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 229SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 107° from the ne.
Oxford, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.0
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.56 inHg
Now
1001.0
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
+3.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.3997.11001.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Oxford, MS
Air quality
49
AQI
Moderate
-5 in 6h

PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneModerate
99μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
3.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 47

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Oxford, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
9%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
81.5mi
UNLIMITED
85 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 ·Oxford, 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 ·Oxford, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Oxford, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Oxford, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Oxford, MS
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
If bees stay at home, rain will soon come; if they fly away, fine will be the day.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
1:35 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Oxford, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
94% illuminated
Moonrise
2:45 AM
Moonset
12:18 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Oxford, MS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Oxford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 13 (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 — Oxford

SPC has placed Oxford in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Oxford

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.