Tunica, Mississippi Weather
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Tunica weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——83°69°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast10%—86°70°+3°
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm——89°72°+3°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm61%0.05″82°71°-7°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle63%—80°68°-2°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast15%—85°64°+5°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle32%—92°70°+7°
AQI 20 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:55 AM
- Moonset
- 8:27 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Tunica at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Tunica
- Mon83°69°4%
- Tue86°70°10%
- Wed89°72°6%
- Thu82°71°61%
- Fri80°68°63%
- Sat85°64°15%
- Sun92°70°32%
- Mon85°73°48%
- Tue80°69°48%
- Wed85°66°27%
- Thu88°73°19%
- Fri90°72°42%
- Sat92°74°30%
- Sun92°75°26%
- Mon96°76°39%
- Tue94°75°25%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Tunica
SPC has placed Tunica 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.
ZIP codes in Tunica
- 38676