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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Oxford, University-Oxford Airport (KUOX)

Lat: 34.38°NLon: 89.54°WElev: 453ft.

Fair

82°F

28°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed Vrbl 7 G 15 mph
Barometer 29.96 in
Dewpoint 68°F (20°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index85°F (29°C)
Last update 19 Aug 11:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles ENE Independence MS

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

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South southwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 78 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 102. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 95 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 75 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 103. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 94 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Friday Night

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

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 94 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. North wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 93. East northeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 72 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South southwest wind around 10 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 102. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 103. 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 northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. North wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 93. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
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, with a high near 95.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles ENE Independence MS
 34.71°N 89.74°W (Elev. 384 ft)
Last Update:
9:46 pm CDT Aug 19, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm CDT Aug 19, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 26, 2026
 
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