Heat Advisory — Lafayette, MS, Pontotoc, MS, Lee, MS, Itawamba, MS, Calhoun, MS, Chickasaw, MS, Monroe, MS, Tunica, MS, Coahoma, MS, Quitman, MS, Panola, MS, Tallahatchie, MS, Yalobusha, MS, Shelby, TN, Fayette, TN, Hardeman, TN, McNairy, TN, Hardin, TN 8:00 PM

Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States

Last updated: 5:18 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
33°C
Feels like 41°
Mostly Clear
▲ 33°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
5 mph NW
Humidity
65%
Dew Point
24°
Pressure
29.40 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
6.2
Cloud Cover
21%
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Pontotoc County is currently mostly clear at 33°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2285 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:05AM · Sunset: 7:59PM.

Alerts

Heat Advisory
Lafayette, MS, Pontotoc, MS, Lee, MS, Itawamba, MS, Calhoun, MS, Chickasaw, MS, Monroe, MS, Tunica, MS, Coahoma, MS, Quitman, MS, Panola, MS, Tallahatchie, MS, Yalobusha, MS, Shelby, TN, Fayette, TN, Hardeman, TN, McNairy, TN, Hardin, TN
Expires 8:00 PM
54 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
33°
25%
6 PM
32°
32%
7 PM
31°
34%
8 PM
29°
47%
9 PM
27°
46%
10 PM
26°
31%
11 PM
26°
27%
12 AM
25°
19%
1 AM
25°
3%
2 AM
24°
3%
3 AM
24°
3%
4 AM
23°
3%
5 AM
23°
3%
6 AM
23°
3%
7 AM
23°
3%
8 AM
25°
3%
9 AM
27°
3%
10 AM
28°
3%
11 AM
29°
3%
12 PM
31°
5%
1 PM
31°
5%
2 PM
31°
3%
3 PM
31°
3%
4 PM
31°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Today
33° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 47% chance of rain.
Thu
32° 23°
Partly Cloudy.
Fri
34° 21°
Mostly Cloudy with a 66% chance of rain.
Sat
32° 22°
Mostly Cloudy with a 59% chance of rain.
Sun
30° 21°
Drizzle, 60% chance.
Mon
31° 21°
Partly Cloudy with a 38% chance of rain.
Tue
33° 21°
Clear with a 41% chance of rain.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 33° Mostly Clear 25% 5 mph NW 65%
6 PM 32° Clear 32% 4 mph NW 68%
7 PM 31° Mostly Clear 34% 5 mph NNW 71%
8 PM 29° Heavy Rain 47% 5 mph N 75%
9 PM 27° Mostly Clear 46% 3 mph NNW 77%
10 PM 26° Clear 31% 3 mph NNW 78%
11 PM 26° Clear 27% 4 mph N 80%
12 AM 25° Mostly Clear 19% 4 mph N 82%
1 AM 25° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph N 83%
2 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 3% 5 mph N 85%
3 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 3% 4 mph N 86%
4 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 3% 4 mph NNE 88%
5 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 3% 4 mph NE 88%
6 AM 23° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph NE 88%
7 AM 23° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph NE 86%
8 AM 25° Partly Cloudy 3% 5 mph ENE 80%
9 AM 27° Partly Cloudy 3% 4 mph ENE 73%
10 AM 28° Partly Cloudy 3% 4 mph ENE 67%
11 AM 29° Partly Cloudy 3% 4 mph NE 63%
12 PM 31° Partly Cloudy 5% 4 mph NE 58%
1 PM 31° Partly Cloudy 5% 4 mph NE 56%
2 PM 31° Partly Cloudy 3% 5 mph NE 55%
3 PM 31° Mostly Clear 3% 5 mph NE 54%
4 PM 31° Mostly Clear 3% 5 mph NE 54%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/29
Mostly Clear
47%
23°
33°
Thu
7/30
Partly Cloudy
3%
23°
32°
Fri
7/31
Mostly Cloudy
66%
21°
34°
Sat
8/1
Mostly Cloudy
59%
22°
32°
Sun
8/2
Drizzle
60%
21°
30°
Mon
8/3
Partly Cloudy
38%
21°
31°
Tue
8/4
Clear
41%
21°
33°
Wed
8/5
Partly Cloudy
60%
22°
33°
Thu
8/6
Drizzle
49%
23°
34°
Fri
8/7
Drizzle
50%
23°
34°
Sat
8/8
Drizzle
60%
23°
36°
Sun
8/9
Drizzle
60%
24°
36°
Mon
8/10
Drizzle
60%
24°
36°
Tue
8/11
Drizzle
60%
24°
35°
Wed
8/12
Drizzle
60%
24°
35°
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 10.7 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
29 AQI 31 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Thu 54 Moderate 29 54
Fri 62 Moderate 39 62
Sat 58 Moderate 34 58
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 Wed Jul 29, 21:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE3050 J/kg
MLCAPE981 J/kg
MUCAPE3050 J/kg
SBCIN-49 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-7.0
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear18 kt
0–1 km Shear5 kt
Eff. Shear27 kt
0–1 km SRH-8
0–3 km SRH-14
Eff. SRH-14
Storm Motion270° @ 20 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.2
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index37.7
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.09 in
0–3 km LR7.6 °C/km
700–500 LR5.4 °C/km
Total Totals44.6
LCL878 hPa
LFC826 hPa
EL140 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,863 ft