Severe Thunderstorm Warning — Rankin County, MS, Scott County, MS, Simpson County, MS, Smith County, MS 9:15 PM Severe Thunderstorm Watch 10:00 PM Severe Thunderstorm Watch 10:00 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

Rankin County, Mississippi, United States

Last updated: 9:09 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
29°C
Feels like 37°
Mostly Cloudy
▲ 37°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
7 mph SSE
Humidity
86%
Dew Point
22°
Pressure
29.59 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
69%
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Sunset
7:38 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Rankin County is currently mostly cloudy at 29°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 73% around 9 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2765 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:27AM · Sunset: 7:38PM.

Alerts

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Rankin County, MS, Scott County, MS, Simpson County, MS, Smith County, MS
Expires 9:15 PM
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 10:00 PM
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 10:00 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
52 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
29°
73%
10 PM
26°
70%
11 PM
26°
68%
12 AM
25°
51%
1 AM
24°
13%
2 AM
24°
14%
3 AM
24°
15%
4 AM
25°
20%
5 AM
23°
20%
6 AM
23°
8%
7 AM
23°
5%
8 AM
26°
5%
9 AM
27°
12%
10 AM
29°
14%
11 AM
31°
18%
12 PM
33°
33%
1 PM
36°
33%
2 PM
36°
25%
3 PM
36°
25%
4 PM
38°
31%
5 PM
37°
31%
6 PM
36°
31%
7 PM
35°
31%
8 PM
32°
24%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
37° 23°
Mostly Cloudy with a 73% chance of rain.
Fri
38° 23°
Partly Cloudy with a 51% chance of rain.
Sat
40° 22°
Mostly Clear.
Sun
41° 24°
Mostly Clear with a 47% chance of rain.
Mon
37° 24°
Drizzle, 51% chance.
Tue
39° 24°
Rain, 70% chance.
Wed
39° 23°
Drizzle, 63% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 29° Mostly Cloudy 73% 7 mph SSE 86%
10 PM 26° Rain 70% 8 mph ENE 93%
11 PM 26° Overcast 68% 6 mph ENE 94%
12 AM 25° Overcast 51% 5 mph E 93%
1 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 13% 4 mph WSW 93%
2 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 14% 4 mph SW 93%
3 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 15% 4 mph SW 94%
4 AM 25° Mostly Cloudy 20% 4 mph WNW 87%
5 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 20% 3 mph WSW 88%
6 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 8% 3 mph S 88%
7 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 5% 3 mph S 88%
8 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 5% 4 mph SW 81%
9 AM 27° Mostly Clear 12% 4 mph WSW 74%
10 AM 29° Mostly Clear 14% 5 mph WSW 68%
11 AM 31° Partly Cloudy 18% 5 mph W 61%
12 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 33% 4 mph W 56%
1 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 33% 4 mph W 53%
2 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 25% 3 mph W 52%
3 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 25% 4 mph WNW 51%
4 PM 38° Partly Cloudy 31% 4 mph WNW 51%
5 PM 37° Partly Cloudy 31% 4 mph WNW 56%
6 PM 36° Mostly Cloudy 31% 4 mph W 61%
7 PM 35° Mostly Cloudy 31% 4 mph SW 67%
8 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 24% 3 mph SSW 72%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/20
Mostly Cloudy
73%
23°
37°
Fri
8/21
Partly Cloudy
51%
23°
38°
Sat
8/22
Mostly Clear
14%
22°
40°
Sun
8/23
Mostly Clear
47%
24°
41°
Mon
8/24
Drizzle
51%
24°
37°
Tue
8/25
Rain
70%
24°
39°
Wed
8/26
Drizzle
63%
23°
39°
Thu
8/27
Rain
82%
22°
36°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
44%
21°
39°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
44%
23°
39°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
60%
22°
39°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
23°
39°
Tue
9/1
Drizzle
60%
22°
38°
Wed
9/2
Drizzle
60%
22°
38°
Thu
9/3
Drizzle
60%
22°
38°
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 9.5 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
44 AQI 48 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 52 Moderate 44 52
Sat 52 Moderate 44 52
Sun 52 Moderate 47 52
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 Thu Aug 20, 23:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE1546 J/kg
MLCAPE2706 J/kg
MUCAPE3916 J/kg
SBCIN-324 J/kg
MLCIN-109 J/kg
Lifted Index-4.7
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear13 kt
0–1 km Shear9 kt
Eff. Shear12 kt
0–1 km SRH37
0–3 km SRH89
Eff. SRH77
Storm Motion58° @ 15 kt
0–1 km EHI0.4
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index37.8
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.02 in
0–3 km LR6.1 °C/km
700–500 LR6.2 °C/km
Total Totals52.8
LCL903 hPa
LFC761 hPa
EL181 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,640 ft