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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 88%
Wind Speed SW 5 mph
Barometer 29.97 in (1014.5 mb)
Dewpoint 73°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 20 Aug 12:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SSE Mississippi State MS

Heat Advisory August 20, 11:00am until August 20, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy smoke after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 75 °F

    Patchy Smoke

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Patchy smoke before 8am. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 109. West wind around 5 mph.

    High: 99 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 72 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 96 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 70 °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

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Calm wind.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 94 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 71 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy smoke after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Patchy smoke before 8am. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 109. West wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
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
Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SSE Mississippi State MS
 33.44°N 88.77°W
Last Update:
1:26 am CDT Aug 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1am CDT Aug 20, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 26, 2026
 
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