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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

81°F

27°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.98 in (1015.2 mb)
Dewpoint 74°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index86°F (30°C)
Last update 19 Aug 8:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WNW Columbus Air Force Base MS

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

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. South southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Patchy smoke between 8am and 9am. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 74 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 95 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

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

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny

  • 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 north northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Calm wind.

    Low: 71 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Patchy smoke between 8am and 9am. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 107. 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. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 96. 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 north northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Calm wind.
Monday
A slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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 95.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
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:
3 Miles WNW Columbus Air Force Base MS
 33.63°N 88.49°W
Last Update:
9:15 pm CDT Aug 19, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm CDT Aug 19, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 26, 2026
 
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