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Durant, Mississippi Weather

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

Durant, MS
Thursday, June 4 at 6:02 PM
83
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
46%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Durant, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDurant, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 84°
Durant, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    85°64°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    10%
    87°61°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    58%
    80°69°-7°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    68%
    91°71°+11°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    93°71°+2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    94°70°+1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    93°71°-1°
Durant, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
115° · veering 11°
Direction
ESE
115°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
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 6 · pk 21 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 158SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 11° from the ese.
Durant, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.1
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.1
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081012
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1012.21007.81007.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Durant, MS
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-12 in 6hPeak ~43 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 45 now. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). With UV 9.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 9.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
9.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 39

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Durant, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
24%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
85.0mi
UNLIMITED
116 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
18:02 UTC ·Durant, 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
18:02 UTC ·Durant, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Durant, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Durant, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Durant, MS
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:23 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
1:34 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Durant, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:07 AM
Moonset
2:20 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Durant, MS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Durant at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 83°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 5 (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 — Durant

SPC has placed Durant 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 Durant

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.