Severe Thunderstorm Watch 10:00 PM Severe Thunderstorm Watch 10:00 PM Severe Thunderstorm Warning — Covington County, MS, Jefferson Davis County, MS, Lawrence County, MS, Rankin County, MS, Scott County, MS, Simpson County, MS, Smith County, MS 10:15 PM Extreme Heat Warning — Morehouse, LA, West Carroll, LA, East Carroll, LA, Richland, LA, Madison, LA, Franklin, LA, Catahoula, LA, Tensas, LA, Concordia, LA, Issaquena, MS, Sharkey, MS, Yazoo, MS, Madison, MS, Warren, MS, Hinds, MS, Rankin, MS, Claiborne, MS, Copiah, MS, Simpson, MS, Jefferson, MS, Adams, MS, Franklin, MS, Lincoln, MS, Lawrence, MS, Jefferson Davis, MS, Marion, MS 8:00 PM

Rankin County, Mississippi, United States

Last updated: 9:22 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
28°C
Feels like 33°
Mostly Cloudy
▲ 37°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
7 mph SE
Humidity
81%
Dew Point
22°
Pressure
29.59 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
67%
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Sunset
7:38 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Rankin County is currently mostly cloudy at 28°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 54% around 9 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 3010 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:27AM · Sunset: 7:38PM.

Alerts

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 10:00 PM
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 10:00 PM
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Covington County, MS, Jefferson Davis County, MS, Lawrence County, MS, Rankin County, MS, Scott County, MS, Simpson County, MS, Smith County, MS
Expires 10:15 PM
Extreme Heat Warning
Morehouse, LA, West Carroll, LA, East Carroll, LA, Richland, LA, Madison, LA, Franklin, LA, Catahoula, LA, Tensas, LA, Concordia, LA, Issaquena, MS, Sharkey, MS, Yazoo, MS, Madison, MS, Warren, MS, Hinds, MS, Rankin, MS, Claiborne, MS, Copiah, MS, Simpson, MS, Jefferson, MS, Adams, MS, Franklin, MS, Lincoln, MS, Lawrence, MS, Jefferson Davis, MS, Marion, MS
Expires 8:00 PM
52 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
28°
53%
10 PM
26°
53%
11 PM
26°
52%
12 AM
25°
35%
1 AM
24°
13%
2 AM
24°
14%
3 AM
24°
15%
4 AM
25°
20%
5 AM
23°
20%
6 AM
23°
8%
7 AM
23°
5%
8 AM
26°
5%
9 AM
28°
12%
10 AM
29°
14%
11 AM
32°
18%
12 PM
33°
22%
1 PM
36°
22%
2 PM
36°
14%
3 PM
36°
14%
4 PM
38°
21%
5 PM
37°
21%
6 PM
36°
21%
7 PM
34°
22%
8 PM
33°
22%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
37° 23°
Mostly Cloudy with a 53% chance of rain.
Fri
38° 23°
Partly Cloudy with a 35% chance of rain.
Sat
39° 22°
Mostly Clear.
Sun
41° 24°
Mostly Clear with a 47% chance of rain.
Mon
37° 24°
Drizzle, 51% chance.
Tue
39° 24°
Rain, 70% chance.
Wed
39° 23°
Drizzle, 63% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 28° Mostly Cloudy 53% 7 mph SE 81%
10 PM 26° Rain 53% 8 mph ENE 86%
11 PM 26° Overcast 52% 6 mph ENE 89%
12 AM 25° Overcast 35% 5 mph E 91%
1 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 13% 4 mph SW 92%
2 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 14% 3 mph SSW 90%
3 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 15% 4 mph SSW 87%
4 AM 25° Mostly Cloudy 20% 5 mph SSW 82%
5 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 20% 4 mph S 85%
6 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 8% 3 mph SSE 87%
7 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 5% 3 mph S 86%
8 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 5% 3 mph SW 79%
9 AM 28° Mostly Clear 12% 4 mph WSW 73%
10 AM 29° Mostly Clear 14% 4 mph WSW 66%
11 AM 32° Partly Cloudy 18% 4 mph W 60%
12 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 22% 4 mph W 55%
1 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 22% 4 mph W 53%
2 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 14% 4 mph WNW 52%
3 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 14% 5 mph NW 50%
4 PM 38° Partly Cloudy 21% 5 mph NW 52%
5 PM 37° Partly Cloudy 21% 4 mph NW 57%
6 PM 36° Mostly Cloudy 21% 4 mph WNW 62%
7 PM 34° Mostly Cloudy 22% 4 mph WSW 68%
8 PM 33° Mostly Cloudy 22% 4 mph SW 73%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/20
Mostly Cloudy
53%
23°
37°
Fri
8/21
Partly Cloudy
35%
23°
38°
Sat
8/22
Mostly Clear
14%
22°
39°
Sun
8/23
Mostly Clear
47%
24°
41°
Mon
8/24
Drizzle
51%
24°
37°
Tue
8/25
Rain
70%
24°
39°
Wed
8/26
Drizzle
63%
23°
39°
Thu
8/27
Rain
82%
22°
36°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
44%
21°
39°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
44%
23°
39°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
60%
22°
39°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
23°
39°
Tue
9/1
Drizzle
60%
22°
38°
Wed
9/2
Drizzle
60%
22°
38°
Thu
9/3
Drizzle
60%
22°
38°
52
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
52 AQI 9.5 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
44 AQI 48 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 52 Moderate 44 52
Sat 52 Moderate 44 52
Sun 52 Moderate 47 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 Fri Aug 21, 01:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE1256 J/kg
MLCAPE1850 J/kg
MUCAPE2448 J/kg
SBCIN-375 J/kg
MLCIN-120 J/kg
Lifted Index-3.7
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear16 kt
0–1 km Shear4 kt
Eff. Shear18 kt
0–1 km SRH19
0–3 km SRH38
Eff. SRH35
Storm Motion52° @ 15 kt
0–1 km EHI0.2
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index35.5
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.98 in
0–3 km LR5.7 °C/km
700–500 LR6.1 °C/km
Total Totals51.0
LCL918 hPa
LFC738 hPa
EL195 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,449 ft