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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Vicksburg Municipal (KVKS)

Lat: 32.23°NLon: 90.93°WElev: 105ft.

Fair

82°F

28°C

Humidity 84%
Wind Speed N 5 mph
Barometer 29.93 in
Dewpoint 77°F (25°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index90°F (32°C)
Last update 20 Aug 9:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles W Edwards MS

Extreme Heat Warning August 20, 10:00am until August 20, 08:00pm
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Extreme Heat Warning

  • Today

    Today: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 112. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 73. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 73 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 92 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 70 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 93 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Calm wind.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Calm wind.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 112. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 73. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles W Edwards MS
 32.35°N 90.74°W
Last Update:
9:15 am CDT Aug 20, 2025
Forecast Valid:
9am CDT Aug 20, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 26, 2025
 
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