Severe Thunderstorm Warning — Rankin County, MS, Scott County, MS, Smith County, MS 5:15 PM Extreme Heat Warning — Morehouse, LA, West Carroll, LA, East Carroll, LA, Richland, LA, Madison, LA, Franklin, LA, Catahoula, LA, Tensas, LA, Concordia, LA, Issaquena, MS, Sharkey, MS, Yazoo, MS, Madison, MS, Warren, MS, Hinds, MS, Rankin, MS, Claiborne, MS, Copiah, MS, Simpson, MS, Jefferson, MS, Adams, MS, Franklin, MS, Lincoln, MS, Lawrence, MS, Jefferson Davis, MS, Marion, MS 8:00 PM Heat Advisory — Morehouse, LA, West Carroll, LA, East Carroll, LA, Richland, LA, Madison, LA, Franklin, LA, Catahoula, LA, Tensas, LA, Concordia, LA, Issaquena, MS, Sharkey, MS, Yazoo, MS, Madison, MS, Warren, MS, Hinds, MS, Rankin, MS, Claiborne, MS, Copiah, MS, Simpson, MS, Jefferson, MS, Adams, MS, Franklin, MS, Lincoln, MS, Lawrence, MS, Jefferson Davis, MS, Marion, MS 8:00 PM

Rankin County, Mississippi, United States

Last updated: 5:02 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
33°C
Feels like 38°
Mostly Cloudy
▲ 37°  /  ▼ 22°
Wind
5 mph SW
Humidity
55%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.53 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
4.3
Cloud Cover
75%
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Sunset
7:37 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Rankin County is currently mostly cloudy at 33°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2394 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:28AM · Sunset: 7:37PM.

Alerts

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Rankin County, MS, Scott County, MS, Smith County, MS
Expires 5:15 PM
Extreme Heat Warning
Morehouse, LA, West Carroll, LA, East Carroll, LA, Richland, LA, Madison, LA, Franklin, LA, Catahoula, LA, Tensas, LA, Concordia, LA, Issaquena, MS, Sharkey, MS, Yazoo, MS, Madison, MS, Warren, MS, Hinds, MS, Rankin, MS, Claiborne, MS, Copiah, MS, Simpson, MS, Jefferson, MS, Adams, MS, Franklin, MS, Lincoln, MS, Lawrence, MS, Jefferson Davis, MS, Marion, MS
Expires 8:00 PM
Heat Advisory
Morehouse, LA, West Carroll, LA, East Carroll, LA, Richland, LA, Madison, LA, Franklin, LA, Catahoula, LA, Tensas, LA, Concordia, LA, Issaquena, MS, Sharkey, MS, Yazoo, MS, Madison, MS, Warren, MS, Hinds, MS, Rankin, MS, Claiborne, MS, Copiah, MS, Simpson, MS, Jefferson, MS, Adams, MS, Franklin, MS, Lincoln, MS, Lawrence, MS, Jefferson Davis, MS, Marion, MS
Expires 8:00 PM
52 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
33°
43%
6 PM
33°
38%
7 PM
31°
23%
8 PM
30°
23%
9 PM
27°
23%
10 PM
26°
15%
11 PM
26°
12%
12 AM
25°
8%
1 AM
24°
3%
2 AM
24°
3%
3 AM
23°
3%
4 AM
23°
3%
5 AM
22°
3%
6 AM
22°
3%
7 AM
22°
3%
8 AM
24°
3%
9 AM
27°
3%
10 AM
29°
3%
11 AM
30°
3%
12 PM
33°
3%
1 PM
36°
3%
2 PM
36°
22%
3 PM
37°
25%
4 PM
38°
28%
7-Day Forecast
Today
37° 22°
Mostly Cloudy with a 43% chance of rain.
Sat
40° 22°
Mostly Clear with a 37% chance of rain.
Sun
41° 24°
Mostly Clear with a 37% chance of rain.
Mon
34° 22°
Mostly Cloudy with a 54% chance of rain.
Tue
37° 22°
Rain, 48% chance.
Wed
37° 23°
Heavy Rain, 83% chance.
Thu
35° 23°
Rain, 83% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 33° Mostly Cloudy 43% 5 mph SW 55%
6 PM 33° Overcast 38% 6 mph SSW 66%
7 PM 31° Overcast 23% 6 mph S 73%
8 PM 30° Mostly Cloudy 23% 5 mph S 77%
9 PM 27° Mostly Cloudy 23% 4 mph SSW 80%
10 PM 26° Partly Cloudy 15% 4 mph SSW 82%
11 PM 26° Mostly Cloudy 12% 3 mph S 84%
12 AM 25° Mostly Cloudy 8% 4 mph SSW 86%
1 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 3% 3 mph SW 88%
2 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 3% 2 mph WSW 89%
3 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 3% 3 mph WSW 90%
4 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 3% 3 mph WNW 90%
5 AM 22° Partly Cloudy 3% 3 mph WNW 90%
6 AM 22° Mostly Clear 3% 3 mph NNW 90%
7 AM 22° Mostly Clear 3% 3 mph NNW 89%
8 AM 24° Mostly Clear 3% 3 mph NNW 82%
9 AM 27° Mostly Clear 3% 3 mph N 72%
10 AM 29° Mostly Clear 3% 3 mph N 66%
11 AM 30° Mostly Clear 3% 3 mph N 60%
12 PM 33° Mostly Clear 3% 3 mph N 54%
1 PM 36° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph N 49%
2 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 22% 3 mph N 46%
3 PM 37° Partly Cloudy 25% 4 mph NNE 42%
4 PM 38° Partly Cloudy 28% 5 mph NNE 40%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/21
Mostly Cloudy
43%
22°
37°
Sat
8/22
Mostly Clear
37%
22°
40°
Sun
8/23
Mostly Clear
37%
24°
41°
Mon
8/24
Mostly Cloudy
54%
22°
34°
Tue
8/25
Rain
48%
22°
37°
Wed
8/26
Heavy Rain
83%
23°
37°
Thu
8/27
Rain
83%
23°
35°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
54%
22°
37°
Sat
8/29
Mostly Cloudy
27%
23°
37°
Sun
8/30
Rain
59%
22°
40°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
23°
39°
Tue
9/1
Drizzle
60%
23°
39°
Wed
9/2
Drizzle
60%
23°
39°
Thu
9/3
Drizzle
60%
22°
39°
Fri
9/4
Drizzle
60%
22°
39°
52
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
52 AQI 9.8 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
44 AQI 48 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Sat 52 Moderate 44 52
Sun 49 Good 49 47
Mon 51 Moderate 44 51
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 Fri Aug 21, 20:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE3459 J/kg
MLCAPE3395 J/kg
MUCAPE3890 J/kg
SBCIN-90 J/kg
MLCIN-66 J/kg
Lifted Index-7.2
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear17 kt
0–1 km Shear9 kt
Eff. Shear16 kt
0–1 km SRH44
0–3 km SRH107
Eff. SRH107
Storm Motion12° @ 17 kt
0–1 km EHI1.0
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index44.4
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.30 in
0–3 km LR7.8 °C/km
700–500 LR5.8 °C/km
Total Totals53.5
LCL862 hPa
LFC804 hPa
EL145 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,308 ft