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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 Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer 30.03 in (1016.8 mb)
Dewpoint 73°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index82°F (28°C)
Last update 20 Aug 7:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NW Columbus MS

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

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of showers after 4pm. Patchy smoke before 9am. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 110. Light southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 97 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 7pm and 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 73. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light south in the evening. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 73 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 94 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

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

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 71 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 91 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of showers after 4pm. Patchy smoke before 9am. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 110. Light southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 7pm and 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 73. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light south in the evening. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. 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 71. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. North northeast 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 91. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 92.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 94.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NW Columbus MS
 33.54°N 88.44°W
Last Update:
7:15 am CDT Aug 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8am CDT Aug 20, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 26, 2026
 
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