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Current conditions at

Columbus/West Point/Starkville, Golden Triangle Regional Airport (KGTR)

Lat: 33.45°NLon: 88.58°WElev: 266ft.

Fair

82°F

28°C

Humidity 72%
Wind Speed W 6 mph
Barometer 30.01 in (1016.2 mb)
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index87°F (31°C)
Last update 27 Aug 11:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Columbus MS

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 101. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: 91 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 1am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 72 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 99. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 93 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 69. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 69 °F

    Gradual
    Clearing

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 93 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 72 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 101. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 1am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 99. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 69. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 96.
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Point Forecast:
Columbus MS
 33.49°N 88.42°W
Last Update:
12:01 pm CDT Aug 27, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm CDT Aug 27, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 2, 2026
 
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