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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

78°F

26°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed S 5 mph
Barometer 30.00 in (1015.7 mb)
Dewpoint 75°F (24°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 19 Aug 7:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ENE Artesia MS

Heat Advisory August 19, 08:21am until August 19, 09:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory August 19, 08:21am until August 19, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Wed

    Heat Advisory

  • Today

    High: 99 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 75 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 110. West wind around 5 mph.

    High: 99 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 73 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 95 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

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

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 110. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.
Thursday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 110. West wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 96.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles ENE Artesia MS
 33.43°N 88.58°W
Last Update:
8:15 am CDT Aug 19, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8am CDT Aug 19, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 25, 2026
 
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