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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Vicksburg Municipal (KVKS)

Lat: 32.23°NLon: 90.93°WElev: 105ft.

Fair

81°F

27°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer 29.94 in
Dewpoint 79°F (26°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index89°F (32°C)
Last update 20 Aug 3:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles W Utica MS

Heat Advisory August 20, 11:00am until August 20, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory

  • Today

    Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 114. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 76. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 76 °F

    Scattered
    T-storms

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 114. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 100 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 74 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

    Low: 74 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

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

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 75 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 97 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 114. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Increasing clouds, with a low around 76. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 114. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles W Utica MS
 32.12°N 90.72°W
Last Update:
4:15 am CDT Aug 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4am CDT Aug 20, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 26, 2026
 
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