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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Heat Advisory in effect from July 17, 10:00 AM CDT until July 17, 07:00 PM CDT

Current conditions at

Columbus/West Point/Starkville, Golden Triangle Regional Airport (KGTR)

Lat: 33.45°NLon: 88.58°WElev: 266ft.

Fair

82°F

28°C

Humidity	82%
Wind Speed	S 9 mph
Barometer	30.00 in (1015.7 mb)
Dewpoint	76°F (24°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	89°F (32°C)
Last update	16 Jul 10:56 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SE Sturgis MS

Heat Advisory July 17, 10:00am until July 17, 07:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Tonight
Low: 75 °F
Patchy Fog
Thursday
High: 93 °F
Patchy Fog
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 74 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 91 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
T-storms
Likely
Friday Night
Low: 74 °F
T-storms
Likely then
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 91 °F
Chance
Showers then
Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 74 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 92 °F
Chance
T-storms
Sunday Night
Low: 75 °F
Patchy Fog

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 75. Calm wind.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Friday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 99. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night

Thunderstorms likely before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Sunday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. West southwest wind around 5 mph.

Sunday Night

Patchy fog between 2am and 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 75. Calm wind.

Monday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 75.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.