Extreme Heat Warning — 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, West Tennessee, Tennessee, United States

Last updated: 6:24 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
24°C
Feels like 28°
Mostly Clear
▲ 36°  /  ▼ 24°
Wind
3 mph S
Humidity
85%
Dew Point
22°
Pressure
29.61 inHg
Visibility
9 mi
UV Index
1.2
Cloud Cover
11%
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
7:42 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Benton County is currently mostly clear at 24°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1008 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:10AM · Sunset: 7:42PM.

Alerts

Extreme Heat Warning
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
36 AQI · Good Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
24°
11%
7 AM
24°
21%
8 AM
26°
21%
9 AM
29°
14%
10 AM
31°
14%
11 AM
32°
14%
12 PM
33°
7%
1 PM
35°
3%
2 PM
36°
3%
3 PM
36°
3%
4 PM
35°
3%
5 PM
34°
3%
6 PM
33°
3%
7 PM
32°
3%
8 PM
31°
3%
9 PM
28°
3%
10 PM
27°
3%
11 PM
27°
3%
12 AM
26°
3%
1 AM
26°
3%
2 AM
26°
3%
3 AM
25°
3%
4 AM
25°
3%
5 AM
24°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Today
36° 24°
Clear.
Sun
38° 24°
Mostly Clear.
Mon
36° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 27% chance of rain.
Tue
33° 21°
Clear.
Wed
38° 22°
Thunderstorm, 52% chance.
Thu
35° 21°
Drizzle, 63% chance.
Fri
33° 20°
Rain, 66% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 24° Mostly Clear 11% 3 mph S 85%
7 AM 24° Mostly Clear 21% 4 mph SSW 80%
8 AM 26° Clear 21% 5 mph SW 72%
9 AM 29° Clear 14% 6 mph WSW 66%
10 AM 31° Clear 14% 6 mph WSW 60%
11 AM 32° Clear 14% 7 mph WSW 54%
12 PM 33° Clear 7% 7 mph WSW 48%
1 PM 35° Clear 3% 7 mph WSW 44%
2 PM 36° Clear 3% 6 mph WSW 44%
3 PM 36° Clear 3% 6 mph WSW 44%
4 PM 35° Clear 3% 6 mph WSW 45%
5 PM 34° Clear 3% 5 mph WSW 48%
6 PM 33° Clear 3% 3 mph WSW 53%
7 PM 32° Clear 3% 3 mph SW 56%
8 PM 31° Clear 3% 3 mph SSW 58%
9 PM 28° Clear 3% 4 mph S 59%
10 PM 27° Clear 3% 4 mph S 60%
11 PM 27° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph S 62%
12 AM 26° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph S 64%
1 AM 26° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph S 65%
2 AM 26° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph S 65%
3 AM 25° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph S 66%
4 AM 25° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph S 67%
5 AM 24° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph SSW 68%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/15
Clear
14%
24°
36°
Sun
8/16
Mostly Clear
3%
24°
38°
Mon
8/17
Mostly Clear
27%
23°
36°
Tue
8/18
Clear
15%
21°
33°
Wed
8/19
Thunderstorm
52%
22°
38°
Thu
8/20
Drizzle
63%
21°
35°
Fri
8/21
Rain
66%
20°
33°
Sat
8/22
Rain
53%
20°
34°
Sun
8/23
Clear
34%
19°
34°
Mon
8/24
Clear
35%
21°
32°
Tue
8/25
Clear
25%
22°
36°
Wed
8/26
Drizzle
60%
22°
34°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
60%
21°
34°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
21°
34°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
21°
33°
36
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
36 AQI 6.5 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
32 AQI 35 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 36 Good 32 36
Sun 51 Moderate 32 51
Mon 44 Good 33 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 Sat Aug 15, 10:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE260 J/kg
MLCAPE177 J/kg
MUCAPE758 J/kg
SBCIN-391 J/kg
MLCIN-321 J/kg
Lifted Index-1.3
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear9 kt
0–1 km Shear12 kt
Eff. Shear—
0–1 km SRH67
0–3 km SRH49
Eff. SRH—
Storm Motion330° @ 14 kt
0–1 km EHI0.1
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)—
Supercell—
K-Index21.7
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.45 in
0–3 km LR4.3 °C/km
700–500 LR6.0 °C/km
Total Totals43.7
LCL972 hPa
LFC584 hPa
EL290 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,371 ft