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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Hattiesburg, Bobby L Chain Municipal Airport (KHBG)

Lat: 31.27°NLon: 89.26°WElev: 147ft.

Fair

86°F

30°C

Humidity 67%
Wind Speed W 8 mph
Barometer 30.04 in (1016.9 mb)
Dewpoint 74°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index94°F (34°C)
Last update 19 Aug 9:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Petal MS

Heat Advisory August 19, 09:57am until August 19, 09:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory August 19, 09:57am until August 19, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Wed

    Heat Advisory

  • Today

    High: 99 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 76 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 109. West wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 99 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then clearing, with a low around 75. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 75 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. West wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 99 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 75 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 111. West wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 109. West wind around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then clearing, with a low around 75. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. West wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Petal MS
 31.33°N 89.26°W
Last Update:
9:51 am CDT Aug 19, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9am CDT Aug 19, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 25, 2026
 
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