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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Tunica, Tunica Municipal Airport (KUTA)

Lat: 34.68°NLon: 90.35°WElev: 194ft.

Fair

100°F

38°C

Humidity 44%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.88 in
Dewpoint 74°F (23°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Heat Index113°F (45°C)
Last update 19 Aug 4:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSE Helena AR

Heat Advisory August 20, 11:00am until August 20, 08:00pm
Extreme Heat Warning August 19, 04:57pm until August 19, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
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    Extreme Heat Warning August 19, 04:57pm until August 19, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Wed

    Extreme Heat Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 78 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 110. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 99 °F

    Hot

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Calm wind. 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: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 109. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 96 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

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

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind.

    High: 99 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

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

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. South wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 110. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 109. 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.
Saturday
Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.
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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:
3:05 pm CDT Aug 19, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm CDT Aug 19, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 26, 2026
 
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