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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

97°F

36°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed W 6 mph
Barometer 29.99 in (1015.5 mb)
Dewpoint 74°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index109°F (43°C)
Last update 20 Aug 12:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SSE Prairie MS

Heat Advisory August 21, 11:00am until August 21, 08:00pm
Heat Advisory August 20, 01:38pm until August 20, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
Heat Advisory
  •  
    Heat Advisory August 20, 01:38pm until August 20, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Thu

    Heat Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 98 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 72 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 95 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 70. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 96 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

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

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

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

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 109. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 102. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 70. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Wednesday
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 SSE Prairie MS
 33.75°N 88.65°W (Elev. 285 ft)
Last Update:
1:26 pm CDT Aug 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm CDT Aug 20, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 26, 2026
 
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