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Braxton, Mississippi Weather

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

Braxton, MS
Thursday, June 4 at 4:53 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
54%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Braxton, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBraxton, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 84°
Braxton, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    84°67°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    18%
    87°63°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    80%
    80°70°-7°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    80%
    86°70°+6°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    41%
    82°71°-4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    25%
    90°69°+8°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    37%
    89°68°-1°
Braxton, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
117° · veering 23°
Direction
ESE
117°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 22 @ 4:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1710SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 23° from the ese.
Braxton, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.4
-2.7 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.75 inHg
Now
1007.4
mb
3h
-2.7
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.51004.91004.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Braxton, MS
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-10 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 43 now. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). With UV 8.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 49 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 8.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 49 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
8.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 49

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Braxton, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
8%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
66.3mi
UNLIMITED
86 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
16:53 UTC ·Braxton, 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
16:53 UTC ·Braxton, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Braxton, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Braxton, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Braxton, MS
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:27 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 09m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
1:31 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Braxton, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:05 AM
Moonset
2:23 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Braxton, MS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Braxton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 82°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: February 27 (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 — Braxton

SPC has placed Braxton in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Braxton

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.