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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Heat Advisory in effect from August 13, 11:00 AM CDT until August 13, 07:00 PM CDT

Current conditions at

Greenwood, Greenwood-LeFlore Airport (KGWO)

Lat: 33.49°NLon: 90.08°WElev: 154ft.

Fair

78°F

26°C

Humidity	85%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.92 in (1013.0 mb)
Dewpoint	73°F (23°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	80°F (27°C)
Last update	13 Aug 3:53 am CDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WSW Cascilla MS

Heat Advisory August 13, 11:00am until August 13, 07:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Overnight
Low: 74 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms and
Patchy Fog
Wednesday
High: 95 °F
Patchy Fog
then Chance
T-storms
Wednesday Night
Low: 73 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Patchy Fog
Thursday
High: 93 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms and
Patchy Fog
then Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 73 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms and
Patchy Fog
Friday
High: 95 °F
Patchy Fog
then Chance
T-storms
Friday Night
Low: 74 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Patchy
Fog
Saturday
High: 97 °F
Patchy Fog
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 74 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

Wednesday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Thursday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Patchy fog before midnight, then patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind.

Friday Night

Patchy fog before 3am, then patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Calm wind.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 74.

Sunday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 74.