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: 12:48 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
26°C
Feels like 28°
Overcast
▲ 38°  /  ▼ 22°
Wind
12 mph ESE
Humidity
84%
Dew Point
22°
Pressure
29.60 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
88%
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Sunset
7:37 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Rankin County is currently overcast at 26°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2984 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:28AM · Sunset: 7:37PM.

Alerts

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
26°
27%
1 AM
26°
25%
2 AM
26°
7%
3 AM
25°
7%
4 AM
25°
9%
5 AM
23°
7%
6 AM
23°
13%
7 AM
25°
16%
8 AM
27°
19%
9 AM
29°
25%
10 AM
31°
32%
11 AM
32°
31%
12 PM
33°
27%
1 PM
35°
24%
2 PM
36°
19%
3 PM
36°
19%
4 PM
35°
29%
5 PM
37°
29%
6 PM
36°
24%
7 PM
34°
21%
8 PM
33°
21%
9 PM
28°
24%
10 PM
26°
10%
11 PM
23°
6%
7-Day Forecast
Today
38° 22°
Partly Cloudy with a 27% chance of rain.
Sat
39° 22°
Fog.
Sun
39° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 43% chance of rain.
Mon
35° 24°
Drizzle, 45% chance.
Tue
39° 24°
Clear.
Wed
39° 23°
Rain, 82% chance.
Thu
37° 22°
Rain, 63% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 26° Overcast 27% 12 mph ESE 84%
1 AM 26° Mostly Cloudy 25% 7 mph NE 86%
2 AM 26° Mostly Cloudy 7% 5 mph SSW 85%
3 AM 25° Mostly Cloudy 7% 4 mph SSW 85%
4 AM 25° Partly Cloudy 9% 4 mph SSW 85%
5 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 7% 4 mph SSW 86%
6 AM 23° Mostly Clear 13% 4 mph SSW 86%
7 AM 25° Mostly Clear 16% 4 mph SW 82%
8 AM 27° Mostly Clear 19% 4 mph WSW 76%
9 AM 29° Clear 25% 4 mph WSW 70%
10 AM 31° Mostly Clear 32% 4 mph WSW 64%
11 AM 32° Mostly Clear 31% 4 mph W 59%
12 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 27% 5 mph W 56%
1 PM 35° Partly Cloudy 24% 5 mph W 56%
2 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 19% 5 mph WNW 55%
3 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 19% 6 mph WNW 54%
4 PM 35° Partly Cloudy 29% 5 mph NW 57%
5 PM 37° Partly Cloudy 29% 5 mph NW 61%
6 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 24% 5 mph NNW 65%
7 PM 34° Partly Cloudy 21% 5 mph WNW 70%
8 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 21% 5 mph WSW 76%
9 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 24% 6 mph SW 83%
10 PM 26° Partly Cloudy 10% 5 mph SSW 85%
11 PM 23° Partly Cloudy 6% 4 mph SSW 91%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/21
Partly Cloudy
27%
22°
38°
Sat
8/22
Fog
18%
22°
39°
Sun
8/23
Mostly Clear
43%
23°
39°
Mon
8/24
Drizzle
45%
24°
35°
Tue
8/25
Clear
16%
24°
39°
Wed
8/26
Rain
82%
23°
39°
Thu
8/27
Rain
63%
22°
37°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
43%
21°
39°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
44%
22°
39°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
51%
22°
39°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
23°
39°
Tue
9/1
Drizzle
60%
23°
38°
Wed
9/2
Drizzle
60%
22°
38°
Thu
9/3
Drizzle
60%
22°
38°
Fri
9/4
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 Fri Aug 21, 03:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE948 J/kg
MLCAPE1627 J/kg
MUCAPE2010 J/kg
SBCIN-320 J/kg
MLCIN-218 J/kg
Lifted Index-3.4
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear15 kt
0–1 km Shear11 kt
Eff. Shear18 kt
0–1 km SRH96
0–3 km SRH105
Eff. SRH106
Storm Motion29° @ 20 kt
0–1 km EHI0.6
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index33.2
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.00 in
0–3 km LR5.0 °C/km
700–500 LR6.3 °C/km
Total Totals50.2
LCL941 hPa
LFC697 hPa
EL200 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,656 ft