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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

84°F

29°C

Humidity 67%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 29.94 in (1013.9 mb)
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index90°F (32°C)
Last update 19 Aug 6:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Starkville MS

Heat Advisory August 20, 11:00am until August 20, 08:00pm
Heat Advisory August 19, 07:53pm until August 19, 09:00pm
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Heat Advisory
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    Heat Advisory August 19, 07:53pm until August 19, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Wed

    Heat Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 75 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Patchy Smoke

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Patchy smoke before 8am. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 109. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the morning.

    High: 98 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 73 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 96 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 72 °F

    Partly Cloudy

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

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Patchy smoke after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Patchy smoke before 8am. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 109. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the morning.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
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, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 96.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Wednesday
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:
Starkville MS
 33.44°N 88.8°W
Last Update:
7:15 pm CDT Aug 19, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm CDT Aug 19, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 26, 2026
 
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