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West Point, Mississippi Weather

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

West Point, MS
Thursday, June 4 at 6:35 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
45%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
West Point, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWest Point, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 81°
West Point, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    81°63°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    84°63°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    16%
    89°68°+5°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    69%
    86°71°-3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    59%
    91°71°+5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    44%
    90°71°-1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    88°69°-2°
West Point, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
138° · veering 16°
Direction
SE
138°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
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 5 · pk 15 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 167SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
West Point, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.8
-2.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.91 inHg
Now
1012.8
mb
3h
-2.2
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.51010.21010.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
West Point, MS
Air quality
36
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6hPeak ~59 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 63 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 75 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
115μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 63 now. With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 75 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 63
UV peak
8.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 75
West Point, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
96.2mi
UNLIMITED
101 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
18:35 UTC ·West Point, 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
18:35 UTC ·West Point, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
West Point, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
West Point, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
West Point, MS
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
8:01 PM
Civil dusk
1:31 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
West Point, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:04 AM
Moonset
2:14 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
West Point, MS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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West Point at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 9 (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 — West Point

SPC has placed West Point 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 West Point

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.