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

Tunica County, Mississippi, United States

Last updated: 12:40 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
29°C
Feels like 31°
Mostly Clear
▲ 38°  /  ▼ 21°
Wind
6 mph SSW
Humidity
57%
Dew Point
22°
Pressure
29.77 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
15%
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Sunset
7:46 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Tunica County is currently mostly clear at 29°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 3005 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:23AM · Sunset: 7:46PM.

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
59 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
29°
8%
1 AM
29°
7%
2 AM
28°
9%
3 AM
28°
9%
4 AM
28°
15%
5 AM
24°
23%
6 AM
24°
25%
7 AM
26°
25%
8 AM
28°
17%
9 AM
31°
22%
10 AM
32°
14%
11 AM
34°
12%
12 PM
35°
12%
1 PM
38°
12%
2 PM
38°
14%
3 PM
38°
14%
4 PM
37°
9%
5 PM
37°
5%
6 PM
36°
5%
7 PM
34°
5%
8 PM
32°
5%
9 PM
30°
5%
10 PM
29°
5%
11 PM
29°
5%
7-Day Forecast
Today
38° 21°
Clear with a 25% chance of rain.
Tue
39° 21°
Clear.
Wed
43° 22°
Rain, 68% chance.
Thu
39° 23°
Rain, 64% chance.
Fri
37° 21°
Rain, 64% chance.
Sat
37° 21°
Rain, 28% chance.
Sun
37° 21°
Clear.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 29° Mostly Clear 8% 6 mph SSW 57%
1 AM 29° Mostly Clear 7% 6 mph SSW 55%
2 AM 28° Clear 9% 6 mph SW 57%
3 AM 28° Clear 9% 6 mph SW 59%
4 AM 28° Clear 15% 6 mph SW 62%
5 AM 24° Clear 23% 6 mph SW 64%
6 AM 24° Clear 25% 6 mph SW 67%
7 AM 26° Clear 25% 7 mph SW 64%
8 AM 28° Clear 17% 7 mph WSW 59%
9 AM 31° Clear 22% 8 mph W 53%
10 AM 32° Clear 14% 9 mph W 48%
11 AM 34° Clear 12% 10 mph WNW 45%
12 PM 35° Clear 12% 10 mph WNW 42%
1 PM 38° Clear 12% 10 mph NW 41%
2 PM 38° Clear 14% 10 mph NW 42%
3 PM 38° Clear 14% 10 mph NW 43%
4 PM 37° Clear 9% 9 mph NW 45%
5 PM 37° Clear 5% 10 mph NW 47%
6 PM 36° Clear 5% 10 mph NW 50%
7 PM 34° Mostly Clear 5% 9 mph NW 54%
8 PM 32° Mostly Clear 5% 7 mph NNW 57%
9 PM 30° Partly Cloudy 5% 6 mph NNW 61%
10 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 5% 6 mph NNW 64%
11 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 5% 6 mph NNW 66%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/17
Clear
25%
21°
38°
Tue
8/18
Clear
8%
21°
39°
Wed
8/19
Rain
68%
22°
43°
Thu
8/20
Rain
64%
23°
39°
Fri
8/21
Rain
64%
21°
37°
Sat
8/22
Rain
28%
21°
37°
Sun
8/23
Clear
17%
21°
37°
Mon
8/24
Drizzle
43%
20°
37°
Tue
8/25
Drizzle
68%
21°
37°
Wed
8/26
Clear
44%
24°
38°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
60%
23°
38°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
23°
37°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
23°
37°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
60%
22°
37°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
23°
36°
59
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
59 AQI 13.5 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
39 AQI 42 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 59 Moderate 39 59
Tue 59 Moderate 43 59
Wed 62 Moderate 49 62
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
SBCAPE793 J/kg
MLCAPE297 J/kg
MUCAPE793 J/kg
SBCIN-294 J/kg
MLCIN-238 J/kg
Lifted Index-3.1
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear10 kt
0–1 km Shear24 kt
Eff. Shear12 kt
0–1 km SRH130
0–3 km SRH93
Eff. SRH-8
Storm Motion344° @ 14 kt
0–1 km EHI0.7
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index39.6
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.86 in
0–3 km LR6.3 °C/km
700–500 LR5.7 °C/km
Total Totals47.6
LCL899 hPa
LFC741 hPa
EL210 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,381 ft