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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus/West Point/Starkville, Golden Triangle Regional Airport (KGTR)

Lat: 33.45°NLon: 88.58°WElev: 266ft.

Fair

95°F

35°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed Vrbl 5 mph
Barometer 30.18 in (1021.9 mb)
Dewpoint 73°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index105°F (41°C)
Last update 15 Aug 12:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Ackerman MS

Heat Advisory August 15, 01:00pm until August 17, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory August 15, 01:00pm until August 17, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Mon

    Heat Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Calm wind.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 106. West wind around 5 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph.

    Low: 78 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. West wind around 5 mph.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Calm wind.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

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

    High: 98 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Calm wind.

    Low: 75 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 104. Calm wind.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 106. West wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 78. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. West wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Calm wind.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Calm wind.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 93.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ackerman MS
 33.32°N 89.16°W
Last Update:
12:15 pm CDT Aug 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm CDT Aug 15, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 21, 2026
 
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