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

Lee County, Mississippi, United States

Last updated: 12:37 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
28°C
Feels like 31°
Clear
▲ 39°  /  ▼ 22°
Wind
4 mph S
Humidity
70%
Dew Point
22°
Pressure
29.67 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
3%
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
7:39 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Lee County is currently clear at 28°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2135 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:17AM · Sunset: 7:39PM.

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
49 AQI · Good Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
28°
3%
1 AM
27°
3%
2 AM
27°
3%
3 AM
26°
3%
4 AM
26°
4%
5 AM
24°
4%
6 AM
24°
4%
7 AM
26°
4%
8 AM
29°
9%
9 AM
31°
9%
10 AM
33°
8%
11 AM
34°
8%
12 PM
36°
8%
1 PM
38°
26%
2 PM
38°
29%
3 PM
38°
33%
4 PM
37°
33%
5 PM
38°
33%
6 PM
37°
34%
7 PM
35°
34%
8 PM
34°
35%
9 PM
30°
35%
10 PM
29°
26%
11 PM
28°
22%
7-Day Forecast
Today
39° 22°
Mostly Clear with a 34% chance of rain.
Tue
38° 22°
Clear.
Wed
42° 21°
Partly Cloudy with a 57% chance of rain.
Thu
38° 22°
Rain, 64% chance.
Fri
36° 19°
Rain, 82% chance.
Sat
37° 19°
Thunderstorm, 70% chance.
Sun
37° 21°
Clear.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 28° Clear 3% 4 mph S 70%
1 AM 27° Clear 3% 4 mph SSW 70%
2 AM 27° Clear 3% 4 mph SSW 71%
3 AM 26° Clear 3% 5 mph SSW 71%
4 AM 26° Clear 4% 5 mph SW 71%
5 AM 24° Clear 4% 5 mph SW 72%
6 AM 24° Clear 4% 5 mph SW 73%
7 AM 26° Clear 4% 6 mph WSW 68%
8 AM 29° Mostly Clear 9% 8 mph WSW 60%
9 AM 31° Mostly Clear 9% 8 mph W 53%
10 AM 33° Mostly Clear 8% 9 mph W 46%
11 AM 34° Mostly Clear 8% 10 mph W 41%
12 PM 36° Mostly Clear 8% 10 mph W 36%
1 PM 38° Mostly Clear 26% 10 mph W 33%
2 PM 38° Mostly Clear 29% 10 mph W 35%
3 PM 38° Mostly Clear 33% 9 mph WNW 37%
4 PM 37° Partly Cloudy 33% 8 mph WNW 40%
5 PM 38° Mostly Clear 33% 8 mph WNW 44%
6 PM 37° Mostly Clear 34% 7 mph WNW 47%
7 PM 35° Mostly Clear 34% 7 mph NW 52%
8 PM 34° Mostly Clear 35% 6 mph NW 59%
9 PM 30° Mostly Clear 35% 6 mph NNW 66%
10 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 26% 6 mph NNW 70%
11 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 22% 6 mph NNW 73%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/17
Mostly Clear
34%
22°
39°
Tue
8/18
Clear
16%
22°
38°
Wed
8/19
Partly Cloudy
57%
21°
42°
Thu
8/20
Rain
64%
22°
38°
Fri
8/21
Rain
82%
19°
36°
Sat
8/22
Thunderstorm
70%
19°
37°
Sun
8/23
Clear
8%
21°
37°
Mon
8/24
Drizzle
43%
20°
35°
Tue
8/25
Rain
68%
21°
34°
Wed
8/26
Rain
64%
20°
36°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
60%
22°
37°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
22°
36°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
21°
36°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
60%
21°
36°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
22°
35°
49
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
49 AQI 8.9 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
33 AQI 36 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 49 Good 33 49
Tue 52 Moderate 32 52
Wed 52 Moderate 35 52
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
SBCAPE1043 J/kg
MLCAPE656 J/kg
MUCAPE1043 J/kg
SBCIN-260 J/kg
MLCIN-191 J/kg
Lifted Index-3.4
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear9 kt
0–1 km Shear21 kt
Eff. Shear13 kt
0–1 km SRH130
0–3 km SRH84
Eff. SRH-28
Storm Motion337° @ 16 kt
0–1 km EHI0.9
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index32.1
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.69 in
0–3 km LR5.8 °C/km
700–500 LR5.7 °C/km
Total Totals47.0
LCL925 hPa
LFC770 hPa
EL184 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,368 ft