Richton, Mississippi Weather
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Richton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Overcast26%—85°63°—
- SaturdayJun 6Showers89%0.34″82°73°-3°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers83%—83°71°+1°
- MondayJun 8Overcast27%—90°69°+7°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast15%—93°70°+3°
- WednesdayJun 10Mostly Clear32%—95°70°+2°
- ThursdayJun 11Drizzle32%0.15″95°71°0°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 4:36 AM
- Moonset
- 3:21 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Richton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: February 23 (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 — Richton
SPC has placed Richton in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.