Meridian, Mississippi Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Meridian weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——81°69°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——78°62°-3°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——88°62°+10°
- SaturdayJun 6Showers47%0.31″79°65°-9°
- SundayJun 7Showers67%0.04″80°70°+1°
- MondayJun 8Overcast51%—92°69°+12°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast53%—90°70°-2°
PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 0.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:20 AM
- Moonset
- 1:18 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Meridian at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 1 (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 3, 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.