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Sturgis, Mississippi Weather

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

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

Sturgis, MS
Thursday, June 4 at 4:46 PM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
47%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Sturgis, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSturgis, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 80°
Sturgis, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    80°64°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    84°64°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    42%
    87°68°+3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    74%
    0.02″
    82°71°-5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    56%
    81°71°-1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    45%
    92°69°+11°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    86°69°-6°
Sturgis, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
128° · veering 28°
Direction
SE
128°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 5 · pk 16 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 146SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sturgis, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.8
-2.4 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.79 inHg
Now
1008.8
mb
3h
-2.4
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.91006.61006.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Sturgis, MS
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
-11 in 6hPeak ~48 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 45 now. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
8.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 51
Sturgis, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
87.3mi
UNLIMITED
100 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
16:46 UTC ·Sturgis, 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
16:46 UTC ·Sturgis, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Sturgis, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sturgis, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sturgis, MS
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 16m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
1:32 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Sturgis, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:05 AM
Moonset
2:16 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Sturgis, MS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sturgis at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 7 (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 — Sturgis

SPC has placed Sturgis in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Sturgis

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.