Golden, Mississippi Weather
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Golden weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Overcast——83°60°—
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle11%—81°65°-2°
- SundayJun 7Showers75%—81°70°0°
- MondayJun 8Showers67%—84°70°+3°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast38%—90°69°+6°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast32%—92°70°+2°
- ThursdayJun 11Overcast21%—93°71°+1°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 by mid-afternoon.
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 39 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
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
- 4:40 AM
- Moonset
- 3:11 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Golden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 14 (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 5, 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 — Golden
SPC has placed Golden 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.