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

Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States

Last updated: 12:42 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
29°C
Feels like 32°
Mostly Clear
▲ 36°  /  ▼ 21°
Wind
6 mph SSW
Humidity
61%
Dew Point
22°
Pressure
29.71 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
15%
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Sunset
7:47 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Mississippi County is currently mostly clear at 29°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2546 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:20AM · Sunset: 7:47PM.

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
57 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
29°
26%
1 AM
28°
24%
2 AM
28°
9%
3 AM
27°
9%
4 AM
27°
10%
5 AM
25°
4%
6 AM
24°
16%
7 AM
26°
16%
8 AM
27°
12%
9 AM
29°
16%
10 AM
31°
14%
11 AM
31°
3%
12 PM
32°
3%
1 PM
34°
3%
2 PM
35°
3%
3 PM
36°
3%
4 PM
35°
5%
5 PM
34°
5%
6 PM
34°
5%
7 PM
32°
5%
8 PM
31°
5%
9 PM
28°
5%
10 PM
27°
3%
11 PM
27°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Today
36° 21°
Clear with a 26% chance of rain.
Tue
37° 21°
Clear.
Wed
39° 22°
Clear with a 59% chance of rain.
Thu
36° 22°
Rain, 68% chance.
Fri
36° 21°
Rain, 64% chance.
Sat
37° 19°
Clear with a 29% chance of rain.
Sun
36° 19°
Clear.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 29° Mostly Clear 26% 6 mph SSW 61%
1 AM 28° Mostly Clear 24% 5 mph SSW 61%
2 AM 28° Clear 9% 5 mph SW 63%
3 AM 27° Mostly Clear 9% 5 mph WSW 66%
4 AM 27° Partly Cloudy 10% 4 mph WSW 70%
5 AM 25° Mostly Clear 4% 4 mph W 74%
6 AM 24° Clear 16% 5 mph W 77%
7 AM 26° Clear 16% 5 mph WNW 76%
8 AM 27° Clear 12% 7 mph NW 72%
9 AM 29° Clear 16% 8 mph NNW 70%
10 AM 31° Clear 14% 8 mph NNW 67%
11 AM 31° Clear 3% 9 mph NNW 63%
12 PM 32° Mostly Clear 3% 10 mph NNW 59%
1 PM 34° Clear 3% 10 mph NNW 55%
2 PM 35° Clear 3% 9 mph NNW 51%
3 PM 36° Clear 3% 9 mph NNW 48%
4 PM 35° Clear 5% 9 mph NNW 49%
5 PM 34° Clear 5% 8 mph N 51%
6 PM 34° Clear 5% 8 mph N 53%
7 PM 32° Clear 5% 8 mph N 56%
8 PM 31° Mostly Clear 5% 8 mph N 59%
9 PM 28° Mostly Clear 5% 8 mph N 62%
10 PM 27° Mostly Clear 3% 8 mph N 64%
11 PM 27° Mostly Clear 3% 8 mph N 68%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/17
Clear
26%
21°
36°
Tue
8/18
Clear
6%
21°
37°
Wed
8/19
Clear
59%
22°
39°
Thu
8/20
Rain
68%
22°
36°
Fri
8/21
Rain
64%
21°
36°
Sat
8/22
Clear
29%
19°
37°
Sun
8/23
Clear
19%
19°
36°
Mon
8/24
Drizzle
43%
19°
36°
Tue
8/25
Rain
68%
20°
37°
Wed
8/26
Clear
44%
23°
38°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
60%
22°
38°
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°
57
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
57 AQI 12.1 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
38 AQI 42 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 57 Moderate 38 57
Tue 58 Moderate 41 58
Wed 57 Moderate 44 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
SBCAPE1180 J/kg
MLCAPE1285 J/kg
MUCAPE1551 J/kg
SBCIN-249 J/kg
MLCIN-235 J/kg
Lifted Index-3.8
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear19 kt
0–1 km Shear24 kt
Eff. Shear17 kt
0–1 km SRH13
0–3 km SRH0
Eff. SRH0
Storm Motion320° @ 21 kt
0–1 km EHI0.1
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index41.8
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.18 in
0–3 km LR6.1 °C/km
700–500 LR5.8 °C/km
Total Totals50.1
LCL906 hPa
LFC729 hPa
EL188 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,161 ft