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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

79°F

26°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed S 12 mph
Barometer 29.98 in (1015.1 mb)
Dewpoint 73°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index82°F (28°C)
Last update 19 Aug 11:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Starkville MS

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

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy smoke after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph becoming west.

    Low: 76 °F

    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 107. South 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. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 73 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 7am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

    High: 96 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

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

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

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

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind.

    Low: 72 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy smoke after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. South wind around 5 mph becoming west.
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 107. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the morning.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 7am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
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 95.
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 74.
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
 33.46°N 88.83°W
Last Update:
12:15 am CDT Aug 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12am CDT Aug 20, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 26, 2026
 
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