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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

77°F

25°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed S 6 mph
Barometer 29.97 in (1014.7 mb)
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 19 Aug 1:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSE Starkville MS

Heat Advisory August 19, 02:49am until August 19, 09:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory August 19, 02:49am until August 19, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Wed

    Heat Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: 73 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 110. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 100 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 76 °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 109. 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 74. Calm wind. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 74 °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 96. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 96 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy fog between 4am and 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Wednesday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 110. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph 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 109. West wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind. 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 96. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. 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
Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SSE Starkville MS
 33.44°N 88.83°W
Last Update:
2:15 am CDT Aug 19, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2am CDT Aug 19, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 25, 2026
 
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