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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Heat Advisory in effect from August 18, 10:00 AM CDT until August 18, 08:00 PM CDT

Current conditions at

Jackson, Hawkins Field Airport (KHKS)

Lat: 32.33°NLon: 90.22°WElev: 341ft.

Fair

79°F

26°C

Humidity	90%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.95 in (1013.0 mb)
Dewpoint	76°F (24°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	83°F (28°C)
Last update	18 Aug 2:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ESE Terry MS

Heat Advisory August 18, 10:00am until August 18, 08:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Overnight
Low: 75 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 98 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Monday Night
Low: 74 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 98 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Tuesday Night
Low: 74 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 98 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Wednesday Night
Low: 73 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers
Thursday
High: 94 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 73 °F
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Calm wind.

Monday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4pm. Increasing clouds and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 109. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 109. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph.

Thursday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind.

Friday

Showers and thunderstorms likely after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.