Heat Advisory — Lafayette, MS, Pontotoc, MS, Lee, MS, Itawamba, MS, Calhoun, MS, Chickasaw, MS, Monroe, MS, Tunica, MS, Coahoma, MS, Quitman, MS, Panola, MS, Tallahatchie, MS, Yalobusha, MS, Shelby, TN, Fayette, TN, Hardeman, TN, McNairy, TN, Hardin, TN 8:00 PM

Tunica County, Mississippi, United States

Last updated: 6:24 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
31°C
Feels like 36°
Mostly Cloudy
▲ 34°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
8 mph S
Humidity
65%
Dew Point
25°
Pressure
29.64 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
3.3
Cloud Cover
69%
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Tunica County is currently mostly cloudy at 31°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 55% around 8 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2107 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:09AM · Sunset: 8:05PM.

Alerts

Heat Advisory
Lafayette, MS, Pontotoc, MS, Lee, MS, Itawamba, MS, Calhoun, MS, Chickasaw, MS, Monroe, MS, Tunica, MS, Coahoma, MS, Quitman, MS, Panola, MS, Tallahatchie, MS, Yalobusha, MS, Shelby, TN, Fayette, TN, Hardeman, TN, McNairy, TN, Hardin, TN
Expires 8:00 PM
54 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
31°
34%
7 PM
30°
35%
8 PM
29°
55%
9 PM
28°
36%
10 PM
27°
36%
11 PM
27°
35%
12 AM
26°
18%
1 AM
26°
3%
2 AM
25°
3%
3 AM
24°
3%
4 AM
24°
3%
5 AM
23°
3%
6 AM
23°
3%
7 AM
24°
3%
8 AM
26°
3%
9 AM
27°
3%
10 AM
29°
3%
11 AM
30°
3%
12 PM
31°
3%
1 PM
33°
3%
2 PM
33°
3%
3 PM
34°
3%
4 PM
33°
3%
5 PM
32°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
34° 23°
Mostly Cloudy with a 36% chance of rain.
Thu
35° 23°
Mostly Clear.
Fri
36° 23°
Partly Cloudy with a 64% chance of rain.
Sat
32° 21°
Partly Cloudy with a 45% chance of rain.
Sun
28° 21°
Partly Cloudy with a 27% chance of rain.
Mon
31° 20°
Clear with a 44% chance of rain.
Tue
33° 22°
Clear with a 31% chance of rain.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 31° Mostly Cloudy 34% 8 mph S 65%
7 PM 30° Mostly Cloudy 35% 4 mph NNW 69%
8 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 55% 3 mph N 73%
9 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 36% 4 mph NNE 76%
10 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 36% 4 mph NE 79%
11 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 35% 4 mph NE 81%
12 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 18% 4 mph NE 83%
1 AM 26° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph NE 84%
2 AM 25° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph NE 84%
3 AM 24° Mostly Clear 3% 5 mph NE 86%
4 AM 24° Mostly Clear 3% 5 mph NE 86%
5 AM 23° Clear 3% 5 mph NE 87%
6 AM 23° Clear 3% 5 mph NE 88%
7 AM 24° Clear 3% 5 mph NE 85%
8 AM 26° Clear 3% 5 mph NE 78%
9 AM 27° Clear 3% 4 mph ENE 71%
10 AM 29° Clear 3% 4 mph NE 64%
11 AM 30° Mostly Clear 3% 3 mph NNE 58%
12 PM 31° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph NNE 52%
1 PM 33° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph N 47%
2 PM 33° Mostly Clear 3% 5 mph N 45%
3 PM 34° Partly Cloudy 3% 6 mph N 44%
4 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 3% 6 mph N 44%
5 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 3% 5 mph NNE 48%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/29
Mostly Cloudy
36%
23°
34°
Thu
7/30
Mostly Clear
18%
23°
35°
Fri
7/31
Partly Cloudy
64%
23°
36°
Sat
8/1
Partly Cloudy
45%
21°
32°
Sun
8/2
Partly Cloudy
27%
21°
28°
Mon
8/3
Clear
44%
20°
31°
Tue
8/4
Clear
31%
22°
33°
Wed
8/5
Clear
25%
22°
34°
Thu
8/6
Clear
35%
23°
36°
Fri
8/7
Rain
59%
24°
36°
Sat
8/8
Drizzle
59%
24°
36°
Sun
8/9
Drizzle
60%
25°
36°
Mon
8/10
Drizzle
60%
25°
37°
Tue
8/11
Drizzle
60%
24°
36°
Wed
8/12
Drizzle
60%
24°
36°
54
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
54 AQI 10.5 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
38 AQI 42 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Thu 54 Moderate 38 54
Fri 65 Moderate 61 65
Sat 59 Moderate 31 59
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 Wed Jul 29, 22:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 50 60 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE2618 J/kg
MLCAPE3092 J/kg
MUCAPE3696 J/kg
SBCIN-40 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-6.4
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear26 kt
0–1 km Shear5 kt
Eff. Shear35 kt
0–1 km SRH-17
0–3 km SRH-24
Eff. SRH-24
Storm Motion271° @ 15 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.3
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index37.7
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.44 in
0–3 km LR6.4 °C/km
700–500 LR5.8 °C/km
Total Totals48.1
LCL916 hPa
LFC824 hPa
EL143 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,532 ft