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

Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States

Last updated: 12:37 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
28°C
Feels like 30°
Clear
▲ 39°  /  ▼ 22°
Wind
5 mph SSW
Humidity
62%
Dew Point
22°
Pressure
29.56 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
3%
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
7:40 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Pontotoc County is currently clear at 28°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2156 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:19AM · Sunset: 7:40PM.

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
48 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
28°
9%
9 AM
31°
9%
10 AM
32°
8%
11 AM
34°
8%
12 PM
36°
15%
1 PM
38°
29%
2 PM
38°
29%
3 PM
38°
33%
4 PM
37°
35%
5 PM
38°
33%
6 PM
37°
34%
7 PM
36°
34%
8 PM
34°
35%
9 PM
29°
35%
10 PM
28°
22%
11 PM
28°
22%
7-Day Forecast
Today
39° 22°
Mostly Clear with a 34% chance of rain.
Tue
39° 22°
Clear.
Wed
42° 21°
Drizzle, 46% chance.
Thu
38° 22°
Mostly Clear with a 51% chance of rain.
Fri
36° 19°
Rain, 82% chance.
Sat
37° 19°
Thunderstorm, 70% chance.
Sun
37° 21°
Clear.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 28° Clear 3% 5 mph SSW 62%
1 AM 27° Clear 3% 6 mph SSW 63%
2 AM 27° Clear 3% 6 mph SW 66%
3 AM 26° Mostly Clear 3% 7 mph SW 68%
4 AM 26° Clear 4% 7 mph SW 69%
5 AM 24° Clear 4% 7 mph SW 70%
6 AM 24° Clear 4% 7 mph SW 72%
7 AM 26° Clear 4% 8 mph WSW 68%
8 AM 28° Mostly Clear 9% 8 mph WSW 61%
9 AM 31° Mostly Clear 9% 9 mph W 55%
10 AM 32° Mostly Clear 8% 9 mph W 48%
11 AM 34° Mostly Clear 8% 10 mph W 41%
12 PM 36° Mostly Clear 15% 10 mph W 35%
1 PM 38° Mostly Clear 29% 10 mph W 33%
2 PM 38° Mostly Clear 29% 10 mph W 34%
3 PM 38° Partly Cloudy 33% 10 mph W 36%
4 PM 37° Partly Cloudy 35% 9 mph WNW 39%
5 PM 38° Partly Cloudy 33% 8 mph WNW 43%
6 PM 37° Partly Cloudy 34% 8 mph WNW 47%
7 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 34% 7 mph NW 52%
8 PM 34° Partly Cloudy 35% 7 mph NW 58%
9 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 35% 7 mph NNW 64%
10 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 22% 6 mph NNW 68%
11 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 22% 6 mph NNW 71%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/17
Mostly Clear
34%
22°
39°
Tue
8/18
Clear
10%
22°
39°
Wed
8/19
Drizzle
46%
21°
42°
Thu
8/20
Mostly Clear
51%
22°
38°
Fri
8/21
Rain
82%
19°
36°
Sat
8/22
Thunderstorm
70%
19°
37°
Sun
8/23
Clear
17%
21°
37°
Mon
8/24
Drizzle
42%
20°
36°
Tue
8/25
Rain
68%
21°
35°
Wed
8/26
Rain
64%
20°
37°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
60%
23°
38°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
22°
37°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
22°
37°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
60%
22°
37°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
22°
36°
48
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
48 AQI 8.7 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
31 AQI 35 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 48 Good 31 48
Tue 53 Moderate 33 53
Wed 53 Moderate 35 53
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
SBCAPE654 J/kg
MLCAPE519 J/kg
MUCAPE867 J/kg
SBCIN-295 J/kg
MLCIN-159 J/kg
Lifted Index-2.4
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear8 kt
0–1 km Shear19 kt
Eff. Shear14 kt
0–1 km SRH122
0–3 km SRH80
Eff. SRH-24
Storm Motion344° @ 15 kt
0–1 km EHI0.5
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index33.2
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.66 in
0–3 km LR5.9 °C/km
700–500 LR5.6 °C/km
Total Totals46.6
LCL910 hPa
LFC746 hPa
EL224 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,152 ft