Waterford, Mississippi Weather
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Waterford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——82°67°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——85°68°+3°
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm12%—91°69°+6°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm64%1.8″77°69°-14°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle68%—81°65°+4°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast16%—85°62°+4°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle35%—90°66°+5°
AQI 25 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 7.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 5:52 AM
- Moonset
- 8:23 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Waterford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°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 — Waterford
- Mon82°67°2%
- Tue85°68°6%
- Wed91°69°12%
- Thu77°69°64%
- Fri81°65°68%
- Sat85°62°16%
- Sun90°66°35%
- Mon81°71°43%
- Tue82°68°41%
- Wed89°64°32%
- Thu81°70°26%
- Fri93°71°45%
- Sat91°71°41%
- Sun89°73°26%
- Mon94°72°45%
- Tue97°71°28%
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 — Waterford
SPC has placed Waterford 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 Waterford
- 38635
- 38685