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

Craighead County, Arkansas, United States

Last updated: 12:37 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
29°C
Feels like 32°
Clear
▲ 37°  /  ▼ 21°
Wind
6 mph SW
Humidity
62%
Dew Point
22°
Pressure
29.66 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
2%
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Sunset
7:49 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Craighead County is currently clear at 29°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2319 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:23AM · Sunset: 7:49PM.

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
55 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
29°
21%
1 AM
29°
16%
2 AM
29°
17%
3 AM
28°
26%
4 AM
28°
23%
5 AM
25°
20%
6 AM
24°
16%
7 AM
26°
4%
8 AM
27°
7%
9 AM
29°
16%
10 AM
31°
14%
11 AM
32°
14%
12 PM
33°
3%
1 PM
36°
3%
2 PM
36°
3%
3 PM
37°
3%
4 PM
36°
5%
5 PM
36°
5%
6 PM
35°
5%
7 PM
33°
5%
8 PM
32°
5%
9 PM
29°
5%
10 PM
29°
5%
11 PM
28°
5%
7-Day Forecast
Today
37° 21°
Clear with a 26% chance of rain.
Tue
37° 21°
Clear.
Wed
40° 22°
Clear with a 72% chance of rain.
Thu
35° 22°
Rain, 68% chance.
Fri
36° 21°
Rain, 64% chance.
Sat
37° 20°
Clear.
Sun
36° 20°
Clear with a 28% chance of rain.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 29° Clear 21% 6 mph SW 62%
1 AM 29° Clear 16% 6 mph WSW 60%
2 AM 29° Mostly Clear 17% 6 mph WSW 64%
3 AM 28° Mostly Clear 26% 6 mph WSW 68%
4 AM 28° Mostly Clear 23% 4 mph W 73%
5 AM 25° Mostly Clear 20% 4 mph WNW 78%
6 AM 24° Clear 16% 5 mph NW 82%
7 AM 26° Clear 4% 6 mph NNW 80%
8 AM 27° Clear 7% 7 mph NNW 75%
9 AM 29° Clear 16% 8 mph NNW 71%
10 AM 31° Clear 14% 8 mph NNW 66%
11 AM 32° Clear 14% 8 mph NNW 61%
12 PM 33° Clear 3% 9 mph NNW 55%
1 PM 36° Clear 3% 9 mph NNW 50%
2 PM 36° Clear 3% 8 mph NNW 46%
3 PM 37° Clear 3% 8 mph NNW 43%
4 PM 36° Clear 5% 8 mph NNW 44%
5 PM 36° Clear 5% 7 mph N 46%
6 PM 35° Mostly Clear 5% 7 mph N 49%
7 PM 33° Mostly Clear 5% 7 mph N 52%
8 PM 32° Mostly Clear 5% 7 mph N 55%
9 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 5% 7 mph N 58%
10 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 5% 7 mph NNE 61%
11 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 5% 7 mph NNE 64%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/17
Clear
26%
21°
37°
Tue
8/18
Clear
6%
21°
37°
Wed
8/19
Clear
72%
22°
40°
Thu
8/20
Rain
68%
22°
35°
Fri
8/21
Rain
64%
21°
36°
Sat
8/22
Clear
17%
20°
37°
Sun
8/23
Clear
28%
20°
36°
Mon
8/24
Drizzle
42%
19°
36°
Tue
8/25
Rain
68%
21°
37°
Wed
8/26
Clear
44%
23°
41°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
60%
22°
41°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
22°
37°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
22°
37°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
60%
21°
37°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
22°
37°
55
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
55 AQI 11.5 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
37 AQI 41 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 55 Moderate 37 55
Tue 58 Moderate 42 58
Wed 57 Moderate 43 57
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
SBCAPE1162 J/kg
MLCAPE1341 J/kg
MUCAPE1547 J/kg
SBCIN-231 J/kg
MLCIN-217 J/kg
Lifted Index-4.0
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear17 kt
0–1 km Shear20 kt
Eff. Shear14 kt
0–1 km SRH-8
0–3 km SRH-15
Eff. SRH-15
Storm Motion322° @ 22 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.1
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index41.1
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.08 in
0–3 km LR6.1 °C/km
700–500 LR6.0 °C/km
Total Totals50.1
LCL903 hPa
LFC729 hPa
EL188 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,234 ft