Ridgeland, Mississippi Weather
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Ridgeland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Showers—0.15″84°69°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——84°65°0°
- FridayJun 5Light Drizzle10%—85°64°+1°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Showers61%0.03″83°70°-2°
- SundayJun 7Heavy Drizzle61%—88°72°+5°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle55%—84°72°-4°
- TuesdayJun 9Partly Cloudy45%—92°71°+8°
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.8 µg/m³. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
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 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 1.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.8 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- calm
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:27 AM
- Moonset
- 1:24 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Ridgeland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 2 (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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Ridgeland
SPC has placed Ridgeland in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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.