Sunflower, Mississippi Weather
Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sunflower weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast12%—88°71°—
- TuesdayJun 16Heavy Showers27%0.83″86°74°-2°
- WednesdayJun 17T-storm w/ Hail17%—87°72°+1°
- ThursdayJun 18T-storm w/ Hvy Hail55%0.61″84°73°-3°
- FridayJun 19Thunderstorm64%—79°71°-5°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast16%—86°67°+7°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm22%—91°73°+5°
AQI 21 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — 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 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 6.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 5:59 AM
- Moonset
- 8:23 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Sunflower at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 80°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Sunflower
- Mon88°71°12%
- Tue86°74°27%
- Wed87°72°17%
- Thu84°73°55%
- Fri79°71°64%
- Sat86°67°16%
- Sun91°73°22%
- Mon92°75°24%
- Tue88°76°38%
- Wed87°72°34%
- Thu86°74°23%
- Fri91°75°47%
- Sat92°75°32%
- Sun94°76°24%
- Mon96°76°26%
- Tue94°76°23%
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 — Sunflower
SPC has placed Sunflower in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Sunflower
- 38778