Heat Advisory — DeSoto, MS, Marshall, MS, Benton, MS, Tippah, MS, Alcorn, MS, Tishomingo, MS, Tate, MS, Prentiss, MS, Panola, MS, Lafayette, MS, Union, MS, Pontotoc, MS, Lee, MS, Itawamba, MS, Yalobusha, MS, Calhoun, MS, Chickasaw, MS, Monroe, MS, Lake, TN, Obion, TN, Weakley, TN, Henry, TN, Dyer, TN, Gibson, TN, Carroll, TN, Benton, TN, Lauderdale, TN, Tipton, TN, Haywood, TN, Crockett, TN, Madison, TN, Chester, TN, Henderson, TN, Decatur, TN, Shelby, TN, Fayette, TN, Hardeman, TN, McNairy, TN, Hardin, TN 8:00 PM

Benton County, Mississippi, United States

Last updated: 2:57 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
97°F
Feels like 105°
Mostly Clear
▲ 100°  /  ▼ 72°
Wind
7 mph WSW
Humidity
42%
Dew Point
70°
Pressure
29.48 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
8.8
Cloud Cover
11%
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
7:45 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Benton County is currently mostly clear at 97°F. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1488 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:16AM · Sunset: 7:45PM.

Alerts

Heat Advisory
DeSoto, MS, Marshall, MS, Benton, MS, Tippah, MS, Alcorn, MS, Tishomingo, MS, Tate, MS, Prentiss, MS, Panola, MS, Lafayette, MS, Union, MS, Pontotoc, MS, Lee, MS, Itawamba, MS, Yalobusha, MS, Calhoun, MS, Chickasaw, MS, Monroe, MS, Lake, TN, Obion, TN, Weakley, TN, Henry, TN, Dyer, TN, Gibson, TN, Carroll, TN, Benton, TN, Lauderdale, TN, Tipton, TN, Haywood, TN, Crockett, TN, Madison, TN, Chester, TN, Henderson, TN, Decatur, TN, Shelby, TN, Fayette, TN, Hardeman, TN, McNairy, TN, Hardin, TN
Expires 8:00 PM
46 AQI · Good Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
97°
3%
3 PM
98°
3%
4 PM
100°
3%
5 PM
98°
3%
6 PM
96°
3%
7 PM
92°
3%
8 PM
87°
3%
9 PM
85°
3%
10 PM
84°
3%
11 PM
82°
3%
12 AM
80°
3%
1 AM
78°
3%
2 AM
77°
3%
3 AM
76°
3%
4 AM
74°
3%
5 AM
73°
3%
6 AM
72°
3%
7 AM
76°
3%
8 AM
80°
3%
9 AM
86°
3%
10 AM
88°
3%
11 AM
89°
3%
12 PM
92°
3%
1 PM
92°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Today
100° 72°
Mostly Clear.
Sat
100° 72°
Clear.
Sun
105° 75°
Clear.
Mon
99° 79°
Partly Cloudy with a 43% chance of rain.
Tue
104° 70°
Clear.
Wed
103° 75°
Clear with a 35% chance of rain.
Thu
97° 69°
Clear.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 97° Mostly Clear 3% 7 mph WSW 42%
3 PM 98° Mostly Clear 3% 6 mph WSW 39%
4 PM 100° Mostly Clear 3% 6 mph SW 42%
5 PM 98° Mostly Clear 3% 6 mph SW 44%
6 PM 96° Partly Cloudy 3% 6 mph SW 47%
7 PM 92° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph SW 49%
8 PM 87° Clear 3% 4 mph SW 51%
9 PM 85° Clear 3% 4 mph SSW 53%
10 PM 84° Clear 3% 4 mph SSW 54%
11 PM 82° Clear 3% 4 mph SSW 56%
12 AM 80° Clear 3% 4 mph SSW 56%
1 AM 78° Clear 3% 4 mph SSW 57%
2 AM 77° Clear 3% 4 mph SSW 58%
3 AM 76° Clear 3% 4 mph SW 58%
4 AM 74° Clear 3% 4 mph SSW 60%
5 AM 73° Clear 3% 4 mph SSW 61%
6 AM 72° Clear 3% 4 mph SSW 63%
7 AM 76° Clear 3% 5 mph SW 60%
8 AM 80° Clear 3% 6 mph WSW 57%
9 AM 86° Clear 3% 7 mph WSW 55%
10 AM 88° Clear 3% 7 mph WSW 52%
11 AM 89° Clear 3% 7 mph WSW 49%
12 PM 92° Clear 3% 7 mph WSW 46%
1 PM 92° Clear 3% 7 mph WSW 45%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/14
Mostly Clear
3%
72°
100°
Sat
8/15
Clear
3%
72°
100°
Sun
8/16
Clear
8%
75°
105°
Mon
8/17
Partly Cloudy
43%
79°
99°
Tue
8/18
Clear
9%
70°
104°
Wed
8/19
Clear
35%
75°
103°
Thu
8/20
Clear
19%
69°
97°
Fri
8/21
Clear
60%
64°
95°
Sat
8/22
Drizzle
60%
59°
95°
Sun
8/23
Drizzle
60%
60°
96°
Mon
8/24
Clear
25%
65°
98°
Tue
8/25
Drizzle
60%
72°
99°
Wed
8/26
Drizzle
60%
73°
99°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
60%
73°
100°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
73°
99°
46
Good
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no health risk.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
46 AQI 8.3 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
34 AQI 37 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Sat 46 Good 34 46
Sun 52 Moderate 34 52
Mon 44 Good 39 44
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 Fri Aug 14, 18:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE2539 J/kg
MLCAPE1150 J/kg
MUCAPE2539 J/kg
SBCIN0 J/kg
MLCIN-18 J/kg
Lifted Index-5.0
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear5 kt
0–1 km Shear2 kt
Eff. Shear4 kt
0–1 km SRH6
0–3 km SRH22
Eff. SRH22
Storm Motion330° @ 12 kt
0–1 km EHI0.1
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index22.3
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.64 in
0–3 km LR8.1 °C/km
700–500 LR6.0 °C/km
Total Totals45.2
LCL806 hPa
LFC998 hPa
EL146 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,142 ft