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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

Jackson, Jackson International Airport (KJAN)

Lat: 32.32°NLon: 90.08°WElev: 344ft.

Fair

78°F

26°C

Humidity	93%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.97 in (1014.3 mb)
Dewpoint	76°F (24°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	81°F (27°C)
Last update	18 Aug 5:54 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

8 Miles ESE Madison MS

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

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Heat Advisory

Today
High: 94 °F
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 76 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 95 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 75 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 94 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Wednesday Night
Low: 75 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Slight Chance
Showers
Thursday
High: 91 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 75 °F
Chance
T-storms
Friday
High: 88 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 101. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 100. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

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

Wednesday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. 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. Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. 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 75. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.

Saturday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 90.