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Jackson, Mississippi

Last updated: 6:57 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
33°C
Feels like 41°
Partly Cloudy
▲ 37°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
8 mph SW
Humidity
63%
Dew Point
22°
Pressure
29.56 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
2.2
Cloud Cover
50%
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Sunset
7:39 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Jackson is currently partly cloudy at 33°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 66% around 9 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2669 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:28AM · Sunset: 7:39PM.

Alerts

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 10:00 PM
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 10:00 PM
Extreme Heat Warning
Pointe Coupee, LA, West Feliciana, LA, East Feliciana, LA, St. Helena, LA, Washington, LA, Iberville, LA, West Baton Rouge, LA, East Baton Rouge, LA, Assumption, LA, St. James, LA, St. John The Baptist, LA, Upper St. Bernard, LA, Lower St. Bernard, LA, Northern Tangipahoa, LA, Southeast St. Tammany, LA, Western Orleans, LA, Eastern Orleans, LA, Northern St. Tammany, LA, Southwestern St. Tammany, LA, Central Tangipahoa, LA, Lower Tangipahoa, LA, Northern Livingston, LA, Southern Livingston, LA, Western Ascension, LA, Eastern Ascension, LA, Upper Jefferson, LA, Upper Plaquemines, LA, Central Plaquemines, LA, Lower Plaquemines, LA, Central Jefferson, LA, Coastal Jefferson, LA, Upper Lafourche, LA, Lower Lafourche, LA, Upper Terrebonne, LA, Lower Terrebonne, LA, Upper St. Charles, LA, Central St. Charles, LA, Lower St. Charles, LA, Wilkinson, MS, Amite, MS, Pike, MS, Walthall, MS, Pearl River, MS, Northern Hancock, MS, Northern Harrison, MS, Northern Jackson, MS, Southern Hancock, MS, Southern Harrison, MS, Southern Jackson, MS
Expires 8:00 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
54 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
33°
39%
7 PM
32°
57%
8 PM
31°
62%
9 PM
27°
65%
10 PM
26°
51%
11 PM
25°
34%
12 AM
25°
20%
1 AM
26°
12%
2 AM
25°
12%
3 AM
25°
12%
4 AM
25°
9%
5 AM
23°
12%
6 AM
23°
12%
7 AM
24°
16%
8 AM
27°
11%
9 AM
29°
10%
10 AM
31°
10%
11 AM
32°
18%
12 PM
33°
20%
1 PM
38°
21%
2 PM
38°
19%
3 PM
38°
18%
4 PM
37°
18%
5 PM
35°
20%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
37° 23°
Partly Cloudy with a 65% chance of rain.
Fri
40° 23°
Partly Cloudy with a 20% chance of rain.
Sat
39° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 28% chance of rain.
Sun
41° 24°
Rain, 76% chance.
Mon
36° 23°
Drizzle, 52% chance.
Tue
39° 23°
Rain, 69% chance.
Wed
39° 24°
Rain, 65% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 33° Partly Cloudy 39% 8 mph SW 63%
7 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 57% 6 mph SSE 71%
8 PM 31° Partly Cloudy 62% 6 mph ESE 80%
9 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 65% 10 mph ESE 89%
10 PM 26° Partly Cloudy 51% 7 mph ESE 89%
11 PM 25° Partly Cloudy 34% 5 mph S 88%
12 AM 25° Partly Cloudy 20% 6 mph SW 87%
1 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 12% 5 mph SW 88%
2 AM 25° Partly Cloudy 12% 4 mph SSW 88%
3 AM 25° Partly Cloudy 12% 4 mph SSW 86%
4 AM 25° Mostly Cloudy 9% 4 mph SSE 83%
5 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 12% 3 mph SSW 84%
6 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 12% 3 mph SSW 84%
7 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 16% 5 mph SW 78%
8 AM 27° Mostly Clear 11% 6 mph WSW 70%
9 AM 29° Mostly Clear 10% 6 mph WSW 63%
10 AM 31° Mostly Clear 10% 6 mph WSW 57%
11 AM 32° Mostly Clear 18% 5 mph WSW 52%
12 PM 33° Mostly Clear 20% 6 mph W 46%
1 PM 38° Mostly Clear 21% 5 mph W 44%
2 PM 38° Mostly Clear 19% 5 mph W 43%
3 PM 38° Mostly Clear 18% 6 mph WNW 42%
4 PM 37° Mostly Clear 18% 5 mph WNW 44%
5 PM 35° Partly Cloudy 20% 4 mph NNW 48%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/20
Partly Cloudy
65%
23°
37°
Fri
8/21
Partly Cloudy
20%
23°
40°
Sat
8/22
Mostly Clear
28%
23°
39°
Sun
8/23
Rain
76%
24°
41°
Mon
8/24
Drizzle
52%
23°
36°
Tue
8/25
Rain
69%
23°
39°
Wed
8/26
Rain
65%
24°
39°
Thu
8/27
Rain
83%
23°
37°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
73%
21°
38°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
47%
22°
40°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
52%
22°
39°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
23°
39°
Tue
9/1
Drizzle
60%
23°
38°
Wed
9/2
Drizzle
60%
23°
38°
Thu
9/3
Drizzle
60%
22°
39°
54
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
54 AQI 10.6 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
45 AQI 50 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Fri 54 Moderate 45 54
Sat 55 Moderate 44 55
Sun 55 Moderate 48 55
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, 21:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE2686 J/kg
MLCAPE3066 J/kg
MUCAPE3511 J/kg
SBCIN-159 J/kg
MLCIN-57 J/kg
Lifted Index-6.2
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear15 kt
0–1 km Shear3 kt
Eff. Shear17 kt
0–1 km SRH12
0–3 km SRH43
Eff. SRH43
Storm Motion65° @ 12 kt
0–1 km EHI0.2
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index39.6
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.95 in
0–3 km LR7.5 °C/km
700–500 LR5.9 °C/km
Total Totals52.4
LCL854 hPa
LFC774 hPa
EL158 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,827 ft