Current conditions at

Tunica, Tunica Municipal Airport (KUTA)

Lat: 34.68°NLon: 90.35°WElev: 194ft.

Fair

101°F

38°C

Humidity 42%
Wind Speed NE 6 mph
Barometer 29.92 in
Dewpoint 74°F (23°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Heat Index113°F (45°C)
Last update 19 Aug 3:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SE Sherard MS

Heat Advisory August 20, 11:00am until August 20, 08:00pm
Extreme Heat Warning August 19, 03:23pm until August 19, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
Extreme Heat Warning
  •  
    Extreme Heat Warning August 19, 03:23pm until August 19, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Wed

    Extreme Heat Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 102 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 78 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 112. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 100 °F

    Hot

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers between 2am and 4am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 75 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday

    Friday: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 97 °F

    Hot

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy fog after 4am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 72. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Areas of fog before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 102. Heat index values as high as 111. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. South wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 112. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers between 2am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 72. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SE Sherard MS
 34.16°N 90.67°W (Elev. 154 ft)
3:05 pm CDT Aug 19, 2026
3pm CDT Aug 19, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 25, 2026
 
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