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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

75°F

24°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed S 6 mph
Barometer 29.97 in (1014.6 mb)
Dewpoint 73°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 19 Aug 2:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NNW Columbus MS

Heat Advisory August 19, 03:58am until August 19, 09:00pm
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Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory August 19, 03:58am until August 19, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Wed

    Heat Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: 73 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 98 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Isolated
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 97 °F

    Sunny then
    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 74 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 94 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

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

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy fog before 4am, then patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph.
Thursday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 94. 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 95.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 95.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles NNW Columbus MS
 33.56°N 88.44°W
Last Update:
3:36 am CDT Aug 19, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3am CDT Aug 19, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 25, 2026
 
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