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West, Mississippi Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

West, MS
Thursday, June 4 at 7:09 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
77%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
West, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWest, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 85°
West, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    85°64°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    88°61°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    56%
    80°67°-8°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    68%
    85°71°+5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    51%
    89°71°+4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    91°70°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    90°68°-1°
West, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
122° · veering 24°
Direction
ESE
122°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 20 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 173SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 24° from the ese.
West, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.5
+1.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.75 inHg
Now
1007.5
mb
3h
+1.8
mb
12h
+1.6
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.41006.81009.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
West, MS
Air quality
50
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6h

PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
81μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 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 38
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 12

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
West, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
18%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
39.8mi
UNLIMITED
69 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
07:09 UTC ·West, 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
07:09 UTC ·West, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
West, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
West, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
West, 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.
West, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
4:07 AM
Moonset
2:20 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
West, MS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

West at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 6 (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.

ZIP codes in West

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.