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

DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States

Last updated: 12:40 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
29°C
Feels like 32°
Clear
▲ 37°  /  ▼ 22°
Wind
7 mph S
Humidity
57%
Dew Point
21°
Pressure
29.64 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
8%
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Sunset
7:45 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: DeSoto County is currently clear at 30°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2971 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:21AM · Sunset: 7:45PM.

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
60 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
29°
4%
1 AM
29°
4%
2 AM
29°
4%
3 AM
28°
4%
4 AM
28°
4%
5 AM
26°
4%
6 AM
26°
4%
7 AM
27°
4%
8 AM
29°
4%
9 AM
30°
5%
10 AM
31°
5%
11 AM
32°
3%
12 PM
33°
3%
1 PM
36°
3%
2 PM
36°
5%
3 PM
36°
5%
4 PM
36°
5%
5 PM
37°
5%
6 PM
36°
9%
7 PM
35°
9%
8 PM
34°
5%
9 PM
30°
5%
10 PM
29°
5%
11 PM
28°
5%
7-Day Forecast
Today
37° 22°
Clear.
Tue
38° 22°
Clear.
Wed
42° 23°
Rain, 68% chance.
Thu
38° 24°
Mostly Clear.
Fri
36° 22°
Drizzle, 64% chance.
Sat
36° 22°
Clear.
Sun
36° 22°
Clear with a 28% chance of rain.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 29° Clear 4% 7 mph S 57%
1 AM 29° Clear 4% 7 mph SSW 58%
2 AM 29° Clear 4% 6 mph SSW 60%
3 AM 28° Clear 4% 6 mph SW 61%
4 AM 28° Clear 4% 6 mph SW 63%
5 AM 26° Clear 4% 6 mph SW 65%
6 AM 26° Clear 4% 6 mph SW 67%
7 AM 27° Clear 4% 6 mph SW 64%
8 AM 29° Mostly Clear 4% 7 mph WSW 60%
9 AM 30° Mostly Clear 5% 8 mph W 54%
10 AM 31° Mostly Clear 5% 9 mph WNW 51%
11 AM 32° Mostly Clear 3% 9 mph WNW 49%
12 PM 33° Clear 3% 10 mph NW 48%
1 PM 36° Clear 3% 10 mph NW 47%
2 PM 36° Clear 5% 10 mph NW 47%
3 PM 36° Clear 5% 10 mph NW 47%
4 PM 36° Clear 5% 9 mph NW 47%
5 PM 37° Clear 5% 8 mph NW 49%
6 PM 36° Clear 9% 8 mph NNW 50%
7 PM 35° Clear 9% 7 mph NNW 53%
8 PM 34° Mostly Clear 5% 6 mph NNW 56%
9 PM 30° Partly Cloudy 5% 6 mph NNW 58%
10 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 5% 6 mph NNW 61%
11 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 5% 6 mph NNW 64%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/17
Clear
9%
22°
37°
Tue
8/18
Clear
6%
22°
38°
Wed
8/19
Rain
68%
23°
42°
Thu
8/20
Mostly Clear
16%
24°
38°
Fri
8/21
Drizzle
64%
22°
36°
Sat
8/22
Clear
17%
22°
36°
Sun
8/23
Clear
28%
22°
36°
Mon
8/24
Drizzle
42%
21°
35°
Tue
8/25
Rain
68%
22°
36°
Wed
8/26
Clear
44%
24°
38°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
60%
26°
38°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
24°
37°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
24°
36°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
60%
24°
37°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
24°
36°
60
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
60 AQI 14.0 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
40 AQI 43 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 60 Moderate 40 60
Tue 64 Moderate 48 64
Wed 63 Moderate 49 63
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
SBCAPE603 J/kg
MLCAPE372 J/kg
MUCAPE764 J/kg
SBCIN-285 J/kg
MLCIN-239 J/kg
Lifted Index-2.8
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear12 kt
0–1 km Shear25 kt
Eff. Shear10 kt
0–1 km SRH121
0–3 km SRH78
Eff. SRH-19
Storm Motion336° @ 15 kt
0–1 km EHI0.5
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index39.5
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.86 in
0–3 km LR6.4 °C/km
700–500 LR5.8 °C/km
Total Totals48.2
LCL883 hPa
LFC729 hPa
EL223 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,198 ft