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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Tunica, Tunica Municipal Airport (KUTA)

Lat: 34.68°NLon: 90.35°WElev: 194ft.

Fair

82°F

28°C

Humidity 77%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.90 in
Dewpoint 73°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index88°F (31°C)
Last update 20 Aug 1:35 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SW Tunica MS

Heat Advisory August 20, 11:00am until August 20, 08:00pm
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Heat Advisory

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 78 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 111. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 100 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 73 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 106. 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 71. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 71 °F

    Clear then
    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 72 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.

    Low: 70 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78. South wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Heat index values as high as 111. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. 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 71. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 96.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SW Tunica MS
 34.65°N 90.46°W (Elev. 184 ft)
Last Update:
1:26 am CDT Aug 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1am CDT Aug 20, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 26, 2026
 
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