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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

36°C

96°F

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed NW 9 km/h
Barometer 1020.5 mb (30.14 in)
Dewpoint 23°C (74°F)
Visibility 16 km
Heat Index42°C (107°F)
Last update 16 Aug 11:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Starkville MS

Heat Advisory August 16, 12:24pm until August 17, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory August 16, 12:24pm until August 17, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Mon

    Heat Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 38 °C

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 km/h after midnight.

    Low: 26 °C

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 38. Heat index values as high as 43. West southwest wind around 10 km/h becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 38 °C

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Calm wind.

    Low: 24 °C

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 5 to 10 km/h.

    High: 37 °C

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Calm wind.

    Low: 24 °C

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 38. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 km/h in the morning.

    High: 38 °C

    Hot

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Calm wind.

    Low: 24 °C

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny and hot, with a high near 38. Heat index values as high as 43. West northwest wind 5 to 10 km/h.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 km/h after midnight.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 38. Heat index values as high as 43. West southwest wind around 10 km/h becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 5 to 10 km/h.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 38. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 km/h in the morning.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Calm wind.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 37. West southwest wind 5 to 10 km/h becoming north northwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Starkville MS
 33.46°N 88.83°W
Last Update:
12:15 pm CDT Aug 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm CDT Aug 16, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 22, 2026
 
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