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Rankin County, Mississippi, United States

Last updated: 9:41 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
29°C
Feels like 34°
Partly Cloudy
▲ 35°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
3 mph NNE
Humidity
73%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.46 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
35%
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Rankin County is currently partly cloudy at 30°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2427 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:07AM · Sunset: 8:05PM.

70 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
29°
16%
10 PM
28°
26%
11 PM
27°
20%
12 AM
27°
21%
1 AM
26°
15%
2 AM
26°
19%
3 AM
26°
21%
4 AM
26°
17%
5 AM
24°
20%
6 AM
24°
20%
7 AM
26°
20%
8 AM
27°
18%
9 AM
30°
19%
10 AM
32°
5%
11 AM
33°
9%
12 PM
33°
8%
1 PM
35°
19%
2 PM
35°
15%
3 PM
35°
14%
4 PM
36°
11%
5 PM
35°
8%
6 PM
34°
8%
7 PM
34°
8%
8 PM
33°
8%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
35° 23°
Partly Cloudy.
Tue
36° 24°
Mostly Clear with a 21% chance of rain.
Wed
38° 23°
Partly Cloudy with a 33% chance of rain.
Thu
34° 23°
Partly Cloudy with a 72% chance of rain.
Fri
36° 23°
Clear with a 29% chance of rain.
Sat
36° 23°
Drizzle, 51% chance.
Sun
36° 21°
Rain, 64% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 29° Partly Cloudy 16% 3 mph NNE 73%
10 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 26% 3 mph NNE 78%
11 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 20% 2 mph NNE 80%
12 AM 27° Partly Cloudy 21% 2 mph NE 82%
1 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 15% 2 mph ENE 82%
2 AM 26° Mostly Clear 19% 2 mph ENE 82%
3 AM 26° Mostly Clear 21% 3 mph E 83%
4 AM 26° Mostly Clear 17% 3 mph ESE 83%
5 AM 24° Mostly Clear 20% 3 mph ESE 84%
6 AM 24° Clear 20% 3 mph ESE 84%
7 AM 26° Clear 20% 3 mph SE 80%
8 AM 27° Clear 18% 3 mph ESE 73%
9 AM 30° Clear 19% 3 mph E 68%
10 AM 32° Mostly Clear 5% 3 mph ENE 64%
11 AM 33° Mostly Clear 9% 4 mph NE 60%
12 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 8% 5 mph NE 56%
1 PM 35° Partly Cloudy 19% 5 mph NE 55%
2 PM 35° Partly Cloudy 15% 6 mph NE 55%
3 PM 35° Mostly Clear 14% 6 mph NE 55%
4 PM 36° Mostly Clear 11% 6 mph NE 57%
5 PM 35° Partly Cloudy 8% 6 mph NE 60%
6 PM 34° Partly Cloudy 8% 5 mph NNE 63%
7 PM 34° Partly Cloudy 8% 5 mph NE 65%
8 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 8% 5 mph NE 66%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/20
Partly Cloudy
16%
23°
35°
Tue
7/21
Mostly Clear
21%
24°
36°
Wed
7/22
Partly Cloudy
33%
23°
38°
Thu
7/23
Partly Cloudy
72%
23°
34°
Fri
7/24
Clear
29%
23°
36°
Sat
7/25
Drizzle
51%
23°
36°
Sun
7/26
Rain
64%
21°
36°
Mon
7/27
Rain
27%
23°
37°
Tue
7/28
Drizzle
44%
24°
37°
Wed
7/29
Drizzle
44%
23°
38°
Thu
7/30
Drizzle
51%
23°
34°
Fri
7/31
Drizzle
60%
22°
36°
Sat
8/1
Drizzle
60%
22°
36°
Sun
8/2
Drizzle
60%
23°
36°
Mon
8/3
Drizzle
60%
22°
36°
70
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
70 AQI 19.4 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
32 AQI 35 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 70 Moderate 32 70
Wed 66 Moderate 26 66
Thu 52 Moderate 26 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 Tue Jul 21, 01:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE1350 J/kg
MLCAPE1157 J/kg
MUCAPE1350 J/kg
SBCIN-149 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-3.2
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear22 kt
0–1 km Shear5 kt
Eff. Shear21 kt
0–1 km SRH-6
0–3 km SRH-34
Eff. SRH-34
Storm Motion349° @ 21 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.1
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index35.4
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.14 in
0–3 km LR6.2 °C/km
700–500 LR5.2 °C/km
Total Totals44.6
LCL909 hPa
LFC812 hPa
EL167 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,834 ft