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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

3 Miles SSW Poplar Grove AR

Heat Advisory August 20, 11:00am until August 20, 08:00pm
Extreme Heat Warning August 19, 04:52pm until August 19, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory
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    Extreme Heat Warning August 19, 04:52pm until August 19, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Wed

    Extreme Heat Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 79 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 107. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 99 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 76 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 96 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 73. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 73 °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: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind.

    Low: 73 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 79. South wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 99. Heat index values as high as 107. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. East northeast 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, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 73. 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
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Sunny and hot, with a high near 100.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSW Poplar Grove AR
 34.5°N 90.9°W (Elev. 177 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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