Heat Advisory — Ashley, AR, Chicot, AR, Morehouse, LA, West Carroll, LA, East Carroll, LA, Richland, LA, Madison, LA, Franklin, LA, Catahoula, LA, Tensas, LA, Concordia, LA, Bolivar, MS, Sunflower, MS, Leflore, MS, Grenada, MS, Carroll, MS, Montgomery, MS, Webster, MS, Clay, MS, Lowndes, MS, Choctaw, MS, Oktibbeha, MS, Washington, MS, Humphreys, MS, Holmes, MS, Attala, MS, Winston, MS, Noxubee, MS, Issaquena, MS, Sharkey, MS, Yazoo, MS, Madison, MS, Leake, MS, Neshoba, MS, Kemper, MS, Warren, MS, Hinds, MS, Rankin, MS, Scott, MS, Newton, MS, Lauderdale, MS, Claiborne, MS, Copiah, MS, Simpson, MS, Smith, MS, Jasper, MS, Clarke, MS, Jefferson, MS, Adams, MS, Franklin, MS, Lincoln, MS, Lawrence, MS, Jefferson Davis, MS, Covington, MS, Jones, MS, Marion, MS, Lamar, MS, Forrest, MS 8:00 PM

Rankin County, Mississippi, United States

Last updated: 9:38 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
30°C
Feels like 33°
Mostly Clear
▲ 38°  /  ▼ 25°
Wind
8 mph W
Humidity
62%
Dew Point
22°
Pressure
29.64 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
7.4
Cloud Cover
12%
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Sunset
7:40 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Rankin County is currently mostly clear at 30°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2083 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:26AM · Sunset: 7:40PM.

Alerts

Heat Advisory
Ashley, AR, Chicot, AR, Morehouse, LA, West Carroll, LA, East Carroll, LA, Richland, LA, Madison, LA, Franklin, LA, Catahoula, LA, Tensas, LA, Concordia, LA, Bolivar, MS, Sunflower, MS, Leflore, MS, Grenada, MS, Carroll, MS, Montgomery, MS, Webster, MS, Clay, MS, Lowndes, MS, Choctaw, MS, Oktibbeha, MS, Washington, MS, Humphreys, MS, Holmes, MS, Attala, MS, Winston, MS, Noxubee, MS, Issaquena, MS, Sharkey, MS, Yazoo, MS, Madison, MS, Leake, MS, Neshoba, MS, Kemper, MS, Warren, MS, Hinds, MS, Rankin, MS, Scott, MS, Newton, MS, Lauderdale, MS, Claiborne, MS, Copiah, MS, Simpson, MS, Smith, MS, Jasper, MS, Clarke, MS, Jefferson, MS, Adams, MS, Franklin, MS, Lincoln, MS, Lawrence, MS, Jefferson Davis, MS, Covington, MS, Jones, MS, Marion, MS, Lamar, MS, Forrest, MS
Expires 8:00 PM
58 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
30°
9%
10 AM
32°
23%
11 AM
34°
23%
12 PM
36°
16%
1 PM
38°
19%
2 PM
38°
19%
3 PM
38°
22%
4 PM
37°
36%
5 PM
37°
40%
6 PM
35°
39%
7 PM
33°
32%
8 PM
32°
30%
9 PM
28°
31%
10 PM
27°
22%
11 PM
27°
23%
12 AM
26°
14%
1 AM
27°
5%
2 AM
27°
5%
3 AM
26°
5%
4 AM
26°
5%
5 AM
25°
3%
6 AM
25°
3%
7 AM
25°
21%
8 AM
27°
21%
7-Day Forecast
Today
38° 25°
Mostly Clear with a 39% chance of rain.
Wed
40° 25°
Mostly Clear with a 44% chance of rain.
Thu
41° 24°
Clear with a 42% chance of rain.
Fri
39° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 52% chance of rain.
Sat
38° 22°
Clear.
Sun
39° 22°
Drizzle, 43% chance.
Mon
38° 21°
Clear with a 27% chance of rain.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 30° Mostly Clear 9% 8 mph W 62%
10 AM 32° Clear 23% 8 mph WNW 53%
11 AM 34° Clear 23% 8 mph WNW 46%
12 PM 36° Clear 16% 7 mph WNW 40%
1 PM 38° Clear 19% 7 mph WNW 36%
2 PM 38° Mostly Clear 19% 7 mph W 34%
3 PM 38° Mostly Clear 22% 7 mph W 33%
4 PM 37° Mostly Clear 36% 6 mph WNW 36%
5 PM 37° Mostly Clear 40% 5 mph WNW 45%
6 PM 35° Mostly Clear 39% 4 mph WNW 54%
7 PM 33° Mostly Clear 32% 3 mph W 62%
8 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 30% 3 mph SW 69%
9 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 31% 4 mph SSW 75%
10 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 22% 6 mph S 79%
11 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 23% 5 mph S 81%
12 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 14% 5 mph S 82%
1 AM 27° Mostly Clear 5% 4 mph S 75%
2 AM 27° Mostly Clear 5% 4 mph SSW 76%
3 AM 26° Mostly Clear 5% 5 mph SSW 77%
4 AM 26° Mostly Clear 5% 5 mph SW 79%
5 AM 25° Mostly Clear 3% 5 mph SW 82%
6 AM 25° Mostly Clear 3% 5 mph SW 84%
7 AM 25° Mostly Clear 21% 5 mph WSW 82%
8 AM 27° Partly Cloudy 21% 6 mph WSW 76%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/18
Mostly Clear
39%
25°
38°
Wed
8/19
Mostly Clear
44%
25°
40°
Thu
8/20
Clear
42%
24°
41°
Fri
8/21
Mostly Clear
52%
23°
39°
Sat
8/22
Clear
16%
22°
38°
Sun
8/23
Drizzle
43%
22°
39°
Mon
8/24
Clear
27%
21°
38°
Tue
8/25
Rain
43%
22°
39°
Wed
8/26
Drizzle
44%
23°
38°
Thu
8/27
Clear
44%
24°
35°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
19°
38°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
21°
36°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
60%
20°
35°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
21°
36°
Tue
9/1
Drizzle
60%
21°
36°
58
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
58 AQI 12.7 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
45 AQI 49 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Wed 58 Moderate 45 58
Thu 55 Moderate 40 55
Fri 57 Moderate 39 57
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Tue Aug 18, 11:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE1559 J/kg
MLCAPE576 J/kg
MUCAPE1712 J/kg
SBCIN-150 J/kg
MLCIN-205 J/kg
Lifted Index-4.2
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear6 kt
0–1 km Shear12 kt
Eff. Shear2 kt
0–1 km SRH58
0–3 km SRH20
Eff. SRH20
Storm Motion19° @ 11 kt
0–1 km EHI0.6
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index35.2
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.78 in
0–3 km LR6.7 °C/km
700–500 LR5.6 °C/km
Total Totals45.6
LCL893 hPa
LFC776 hPa
EL171 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,862 ft