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

Tunica County, Mississippi, United States

Last updated: 5:19 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
32°C
Feels like 39°
Mostly Cloudy
▲ 34°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
6 mph NNW
Humidity
63%
Dew Point
25°
Pressure
29.65 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
5.3
Cloud Cover
60%
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Tunica County is currently mostly cloudy at 32°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 64% around 6 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2419 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:09AM · Sunset: 8:05PM.

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
32°
45%
6 PM
31°
64%
7 PM
30°
62%
8 PM
29°
29%
9 PM
28°
27%
10 PM
27°
25%
11 PM
27°
25%
12 AM
26°
19%
1 AM
26°
3%
2 AM
25°
3%
3 AM
24°
3%
4 AM
24°
3%
5 AM
23°
3%
6 AM
23°
3%
7 AM
23°
3%
8 AM
26°
3%
9 AM
27°
3%
10 AM
28°
3%
11 AM
29°
3%
12 PM
32°
3%
1 PM
32°
3%
2 PM
33°
3%
3 PM
33°
3%
4 PM
33°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Today
34° 23°
Mostly Cloudy with a 45% chance of rain.
Thu
34° 23°
Mostly Clear.
Fri
35° 22°
Mostly Cloudy with a 65% chance of rain.
Sat
33° 22°
Partly Cloudy with a 52% chance of rain.
Sun
29° 21°
Partly Cloudy with a 31% chance of rain.
Mon
32° 21°
Clear with a 38% chance of rain.
Tue
33° 22°
Clear with a 33% chance of rain.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 32° Mostly Cloudy 45% 6 mph NNW 63%
6 PM 31° Mostly Cloudy 64% 8 mph WNW 66%
7 PM 30° Partly Cloudy 62% 5 mph NNW 67%
8 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 29% 4 mph N 70%
9 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 27% 4 mph NNE 72%
10 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 25% 4 mph NE 75%
11 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 25% 4 mph NE 78%
12 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 19% 4 mph NE 80%
1 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 3% 4 mph NNE 82%
2 AM 25° Mostly Clear 3% 5 mph NNE 84%
3 AM 24° Mostly Clear 3% 6 mph NE 85%
4 AM 24° Mostly Clear 3% 5 mph NE 86%
5 AM 23° Clear 3% 5 mph NE 88%
6 AM 23° Clear 3% 5 mph NE 89%
7 AM 23° Clear 3% 5 mph NE 87%
8 AM 26° Clear 3% 5 mph ENE 79%
9 AM 27° Clear 3% 4 mph ENE 71%
10 AM 28° Clear 3% 4 mph ENE 63%
11 AM 29° Clear 3% 4 mph NE 58%
12 PM 32° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph NNE 53%
1 PM 32° Mostly Clear 3% 5 mph NNE 50%
2 PM 33° Mostly Clear 3% 5 mph NNE 48%
3 PM 33° Mostly Clear 3% 6 mph NNE 47%
4 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 3% 6 mph NNE 47%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/29
Mostly Cloudy
45%
23°
34°
Thu
7/30
Mostly Clear
6%
23°
34°
Fri
7/31
Mostly Cloudy
65%
22°
35°
Sat
8/1
Partly Cloudy
52%
22°
33°
Sun
8/2
Partly Cloudy
31%
21°
29°
Mon
8/3
Clear
38%
21°
32°
Tue
8/4
Clear
33%
22°
33°
Wed
8/5
Clear
43%
23°
34°
Thu
8/6
Mostly Clear
44%
23°
36°
Fri
8/7
Drizzle
54%
24°
36°
Sat
8/8
Drizzle
60%
23°
36°
Sun
8/9
Drizzle
60%
25°
36°
Mon
8/10
Drizzle
60%
25°
37°
Tue
8/11
Clear
60%
24°
36°
Wed
8/12
Drizzle
60%
24°
36°
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 10.5 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
38 AQI 42 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Thu 54 Moderate 38 54
Fri 65 Moderate 61 65
Sat 59 Moderate 31 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 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
SBCAPE3726 J/kg
MLCAPE3592 J/kg
MUCAPE4029 J/kg
SBCIN-12 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-7.8
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear20 kt
0–1 km Shear3 kt
Eff. Shear30 kt
0–1 km SRH-3
0–3 km SRH-15
Eff. SRH-15
Storm Motion271° @ 15 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.1
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index40.3
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.54 in
0–3 km LR7.1 °C/km
700–500 LR5.5 °C/km
Total Totals47.5
LCL909 hPa
LFC881 hPa
EL129 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,552 ft