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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Tunica, Tunica Municipal Airport (KUTA)

Lat: 34.68°NLon: 90.35°WElev: 194ft.

Fair

91°F

33°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer 30.03 in
Dewpoint 79°F (26°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index108°F (42°C)
Last update 18 Aug 12:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSE Helena AR

Heat Advisory August 18, 12:20pm until August 18, 08:00pm
Extreme Heat Warning August 19, 11:00am until August 19, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
Extreme Heat Warning
  •  
    Heat Advisory August 18, 12:20pm until August 18, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Tue

    Heat Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Calm wind.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 104. Heat index values as high as 116. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 104 °F

    Hot

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

    Low: 78 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 74 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday

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

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 114. Calm wind.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 104. Heat index values as high as 116. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SSE Helena AR
 34.45°N 90.58°W (Elev. 151 ft)
Last Update:
12:15 pm CDT Aug 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm CDT Aug 18, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 24, 2026
 
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