Extreme Heat Warning — Craighead, AR, Poinsett, AR, Mississippi, AR, Cross, AR, Crittenden, AR, St. Francis, AR, Lee, AR, Phillips, AR, DeSoto, MS, Marshall, MS, Benton, MS, Tunica, MS, Tate, MS, Coahoma, MS, Quitman, MS, Panola, MS, Lafayette, MS, Union, MS, Pontotoc, MS, Lee, MS, Tallahatchie, MS, Yalobusha, MS, Calhoun, MS, Chickasaw, MS, Monroe, MS, Lauderdale, TN, Tipton, TN, Shelby, TN, Fayette, TN 8:00 PM

Benton County, Mississippi, United States

Last updated: 12:37 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
29°C
Feels like 31°
Clear
▲ 37°  /  ▼ 21°
Wind
4 mph S
Humidity
59%
Dew Point
22°
Pressure
29.42 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
10%
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Sunset
7:42 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Benton County is currently clear at 29°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2851 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:18AM · Sunset: 7:42PM.

Alerts

Extreme Heat Warning
Craighead, AR, Poinsett, AR, Mississippi, AR, Cross, AR, Crittenden, AR, St. Francis, AR, Lee, AR, Phillips, AR, DeSoto, MS, Marshall, MS, Benton, MS, Tunica, MS, Tate, MS, Coahoma, MS, Quitman, MS, Panola, MS, Lafayette, MS, Union, MS, Pontotoc, MS, Lee, MS, Tallahatchie, MS, Yalobusha, MS, Calhoun, MS, Chickasaw, MS, Monroe, MS, Lauderdale, TN, Tipton, TN, Shelby, TN, Fayette, TN
Expires 8:00 PM
53 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
29°
4%
1 AM
28°
4%
2 AM
28°
4%
3 AM
27°
4%
4 AM
27°
4%
5 AM
25°
4%
6 AM
25°
4%
7 AM
26°
9%
8 AM
28°
9%
9 AM
31°
9%
10 AM
32°
16%
11 AM
33°
19%
12 PM
34°
27%
1 PM
37°
29%
2 PM
37°
19%
3 PM
37°
23%
4 PM
36°
26%
5 PM
37°
26%
6 PM
36°
21%
7 PM
34°
21%
8 PM
33°
21%
9 PM
29°
21%
10 PM
28°
7%
11 PM
28°
7%
7-Day Forecast
Today
37° 21°
Clear with a 27% chance of rain.
Tue
38° 21°
Clear.
Wed
41° 21°
Clear with a 72% chance of rain.
Thu
37° 22°
Drizzle, 50% chance.
Fri
36° 19°
Rain, 64% chance.
Sat
36° 19°
Thunderstorm, 52% chance.
Sun
36° 19°
Clear.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 29° Clear 4% 4 mph S 59%
1 AM 28° Mostly Clear 4% 5 mph SSW 59%
2 AM 28° Mostly Clear 4% 5 mph SSW 61%
3 AM 27° Mostly Clear 4% 6 mph SW 62%
4 AM 27° Mostly Clear 4% 6 mph SW 64%
5 AM 25° Clear 4% 6 mph SW 67%
6 AM 25° Clear 4% 6 mph SW 69%
7 AM 26° Clear 9% 7 mph WSW 65%
8 AM 28° Clear 9% 8 mph WSW 59%
9 AM 31° Clear 9% 8 mph W 53%
10 AM 32° Clear 16% 9 mph W 49%
11 AM 33° Clear 19% 9 mph W 46%
12 PM 34° Clear 27% 10 mph WNW 43%
1 PM 37° Clear 29% 10 mph WNW 44%
2 PM 37° Clear 19% 9 mph WNW 46%
3 PM 37° Clear 23% 10 mph NW 47%
4 PM 36° Clear 26% 9 mph NW 50%
5 PM 37° Clear 26% 9 mph NW 53%
6 PM 36° Clear 21% 9 mph NW 56%
7 PM 34° Mostly Clear 21% 8 mph NNW 60%
8 PM 33° Mostly Clear 21% 8 mph NNW 63%
9 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 21% 8 mph NNW 66%
10 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 7% 7 mph NNW 69%
11 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 7% 7 mph NNW 71%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/17
Clear
27%
21°
37°
Tue
8/18
Clear
6%
21°
38°
Wed
8/19
Clear
72%
21°
41°
Thu
8/20
Drizzle
50%
22°
37°
Fri
8/21
Rain
64%
19°
36°
Sat
8/22
Thunderstorm
52%
19°
36°
Sun
8/23
Clear
19%
19°
36°
Mon
8/24
Rain
43%
19°
35°
Tue
8/25
Rain
68%
20°
35°
Wed
8/26
Clear
44%
21°
37°
Thu
8/27
Clear
25%
22°
38°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
22°
37°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
21°
36°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
60%
21°
37°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
22°
36°
53
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
53 AQI 10.3 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
36 AQI 40 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 53 Moderate 36 53
Tue 57 Moderate 43 57
Wed 55 Moderate 41 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 Mon Aug 17, 04:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE896 J/kg
MLCAPE434 J/kg
MUCAPE896 J/kg
SBCIN-258 J/kg
MLCIN-151 J/kg
Lifted Index-3.2
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear12 kt
0–1 km Shear24 kt
Eff. Shear9 kt
0–1 km SRH121
0–3 km SRH63
Eff. SRH-29
Storm Motion326° @ 17 kt
0–1 km EHI0.7
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index37.2
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.76 in
0–3 km LR6.2 °C/km
700–500 LR5.6 °C/km
Total Totals48.0
LCL897 hPa
LFC748 hPa
EL198 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,257 ft