Extreme Heat Warning — Chicot, AR, West Carroll, LA, East Carroll, LA, Madison, 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: 1:19 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
27°C
Feels like 30°
Mostly Clear
▲ 38°  /  ▼ 26°
Wind
4 mph SW
Humidity
76%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.63 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
14%
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Sunset
7:41 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Rankin County is currently mostly clear at 27°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1635 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:25AM · Sunset: 7:41PM.

Alerts

Extreme Heat Warning
Chicot, AR, West Carroll, LA, East Carroll, LA, Madison, 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
61 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
27°
4%
2 AM
27°
4%
3 AM
27°
4%
4 AM
26°
3%
5 AM
26°
3%
6 AM
25°
3%
7 AM
26°
3%
8 AM
28°
7%
9 AM
29°
15%
10 AM
32°
15%
11 AM
33°
16%
12 PM
34°
16%
1 PM
37°
16%
2 PM
38°
17%
3 PM
38°
17%
4 PM
38°
17%
5 PM
38°
8%
6 PM
37°
8%
7 PM
36°
3%
8 PM
36°
3%
9 PM
31°
3%
10 PM
30°
3%
11 PM
29°
3%
12 AM
29°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Today
38° 26°
Mostly Clear.
Tue
42° 26°
Mostly Clear with a 64% chance of rain.
Wed
41° 25°
Partly Cloudy with a 57% chance of rain.
Thu
39° 23°
Clear with a 38% chance of rain.
Fri
39° 22°
Rain, 64% chance.
Sat
38° 22°
Drizzle, 52% chance.
Sun
39° 22°
Rain, 41% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 27° Mostly Clear 4% 4 mph SW 76%
2 AM 27° Mostly Clear 4% 5 mph SW 78%
3 AM 27° Mostly Clear 4% 5 mph SW 80%
4 AM 26° Mostly Clear 3% 5 mph SW 80%
5 AM 26° Mostly Clear 3% 5 mph WSW 81%
6 AM 25° Partly Cloudy 3% 6 mph WSW 81%
7 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 3% 6 mph WSW 79%
8 AM 28° Mostly Clear 7% 7 mph W 72%
9 AM 29° Mostly Clear 15% 8 mph W 66%
10 AM 32° Mostly Clear 15% 8 mph W 59%
11 AM 33° Mostly Clear 16% 7 mph W 52%
12 PM 34° Mostly Clear 16% 7 mph W 46%
1 PM 37° Mostly Clear 16% 6 mph W 41%
2 PM 38° Mostly Clear 17% 6 mph W 39%
3 PM 38° Mostly Clear 17% 6 mph W 37%
4 PM 38° Mostly Clear 17% 6 mph W 37%
5 PM 38° Partly Cloudy 8% 6 mph W 40%
6 PM 37° Partly Cloudy 8% 7 mph WSW 42%
7 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 3% 7 mph WSW 46%
8 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 3% 7 mph WSW 52%
9 PM 31° Partly Cloudy 3% 7 mph WSW 56%
10 PM 30° Partly Cloudy 3% 7 mph WSW 59%
11 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 3% 6 mph WSW 59%
12 AM 29° Partly Cloudy 3% 6 mph WSW 59%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/17
Mostly Clear
17%
26°
38°
Tue
8/18
Mostly Clear
64%
26°
42°
Wed
8/19
Partly Cloudy
57%
25°
41°
Thu
8/20
Clear
38%
23°
39°
Fri
8/21
Rain
64%
22°
39°
Sat
8/22
Drizzle
52%
22°
38°
Sun
8/23
Rain
41%
22°
39°
Mon
8/24
Drizzle
43%
23°
39°
Tue
8/25
Rain
68%
23°
36°
Wed
8/26
Drizzle
60%
23°
38°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
60%
23°
40°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
23°
39°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
22°
39°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
60%
22°
38°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
22°
37°
61
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
61 AQI 14.3 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
32 AQI 36 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 61 Moderate 32 61
Tue 59 Moderate 43 59
Wed 59 Moderate 42 59
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 Mon Aug 17, 05:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE1164 J/kg
MLCAPE1167 J/kg
MUCAPE1505 J/kg
SBCIN-263 J/kg
MLCIN-171 J/kg
Lifted Index-2.6
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear4 kt
0–1 km Shear7 kt
Eff. Shear7 kt
0–1 km SRH27
0–3 km SRH69
Eff. SRH95
Storm Motion127° @ 12 kt
0–1 km EHI0.2
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index26.7
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.71 in
0–3 km LR5.3 °C/km
700–500 LR5.6 °C/km
Total Totals46.1
LCL942 hPa
LFC728 hPa
EL181 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,624 ft