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2026 NWS Jackson/Mississippi Tornado Information

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Meridian, Key Field (KMEI)

Lat: 32.34°NLon: 88.75°WElev: 295ft.

Fair

97°F

36°C

Humidity	48%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.01 in (1015.6 mb)
Dewpoint	74°F (23°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	109°F (43°C)
Last update	20 Aug 12:58 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles E Chunky MS

Heat Advisory August 21, 11:00am until August 21, 08:00pm

Heat Advisory August 20, 01:20pm until August 20, 08:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Heat Advisory August 20, 01:20pm until August 20, 08:00pm
NOW until 8:00pm Thu
Heat Advisory
This Afternoon
High: 99 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 74 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Slight Chance
Showers
Friday
High: 98 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Friday Night
Low: 72 °F
Slight Chance
Showers then
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 98 °F
Hot
Saturday Night
Low: 72 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 98 °F
Hot
Sunday Night
Low: 73 °F
Mostly Clear
then Slight
Chance
Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

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 111. West wind around 5 mph.

Tonight

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 109. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night

A 10 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Saturday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

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

Sunday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind.

Monday

A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 96.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 72.

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.