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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

Meridian, Key Field (KMEI)

Lat: 32.34°NLon: 88.75°WElev: 295ft.

Fair

75°F

24°C

Humidity	94%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.98 in (1014.6 mb)
Dewpoint	73°F (23°C)
Visibility	9.00 mi
Last update	18 Aug 5:58 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

7 Miles SSE Newton MS

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

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Heat Advisory

Today
High: 96 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 73 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 96 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 72 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 96 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Wednesday Night
Low: 72 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Slight Chance
Showers
Thursday
High: 94 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 71 °F
Chance
T-storms
Friday
High: 90 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3pm and 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph.

Wednesday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

Thursday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Calm wind.

Friday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.

Saturday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.