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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Heat Advisory in effect from August 17, 10:00 AM CDT until August 17, 08:00 PM CDT

Current conditions at

Jackson, Jackson International Airport (KJAN)

Lat: 32.32°NLon: 90.08°WElev: 344ft.

Fair

78°F

26°C

Humidity	93%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.01 in (1015.7 mb)
Dewpoint	76°F (24°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	81°F (27°C)
Last update	17 Aug 1:54 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles W Florence MS

Heat Advisory August 17, 10:00am until August 17, 08:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Overnight
Low: 75 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 97 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Sunday Night
Low: 75 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 98 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Monday Night
Low: 75 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 99 °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

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

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

Sunday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 75. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

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

Wednesday

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

Wednesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 73. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.

Thursday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.

Friday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.