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Almanac
Average High: 91°
Average Low: 69°
Record high/year: 100° (1956)
Record low/year: 55° (1961)
Sunrise: 5:48 AM
Sunset: 8:07 PM
Detailed History
Sun and Moon
Sunrise: 05:48 AM (CDT)
Moon Rise: 06:19 PM (CDT)
Sunset: 08:07 PM (CDT)
Moon Set: 03:15 AM (CDT)
Moon Phase
Next 12 Hours
Forecast data from the National Digital Forecast Database
5-Day Forecast
Forecast for Lowndes
Rest of Today
Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Sunday
Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. North winds around 5 mph. The chance of rain 30 percent.
Monday
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. West winds around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. The chance of rain 20 percent.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny with isolated showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. The chance of rain 20 percent.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
Wednesday
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. The chance of rain 20 percent.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows around 70.
Thursday
Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
Friday
Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.
Record Report
Statement as of 2:05 am CDT on July 04, 2009
... Record high temperatures tied at New Orleans International
Airport and Audubon Park...
the record high temperature of 98 degrees was tied at New Orleans
International Airport yesterday. The previous record was set in
1970.
The record high temperature of 98 degrees was tied at Audubon Park
yesterday. The previous record was set in 1969.
Personal Weather Stations
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Location: Sand Road, Columbus, MS Updated: 1:49 PM CDT |
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| Temperature: 91.5 °F | Dew Point: 70 °F | Humidity: 49% | Wind: Calm | Pressure: 29.95 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: 97 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: Columbus, MS Updated: 2:50 PM EDT |
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| Temperature: 99.3 °F | Dew Point: 69 °F | Humidity: 38% | Wind: Calm | Pressure: 29.92 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: 106 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: RAWS MONROE MS US, Greenwood Springs, MS Updated: 1:14 PM CDT |
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| Temperature: 90 °F | Dew Point: 68 °F | Humidity: 48% | Wind: SSE at 7 mph | Pressure: - | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: 94 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: APRSWXNET Starkville MS US, Starkville, MS Updated: 1:24 PM CDT |
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| Temperature: 90 °F | Dew Point: 67 °F | Humidity: 47% | Wind: SSE at 2 mph | Pressure: 29.97 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: 93 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: HADS TOMBIGBEE RVR AT BEVILL L&D AL US USGS, Aliceville, AL Updated: 11:00 AM CDT |
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| Temperature: °F | Dew Point: - | Humidity: - | Wind: Calm | Pressure: - | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: - | Historical Graphs |
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NWS Forecaster Discussion
288 fxus64 kjan 041451 aaa afdjan Area forecast discussion...update National Weather Service Jackson MS 945 am CDT Sat Jul 4 2009 Discussion... Update: the low-middle level ridge is centered over the forecast area this morning keeping the area sunny and this has allowed temperatures to rise a little faster than forecast...but afternoon forecast highs are in good shape. Latest NAM and local WRF guidance indicate a few showers could develop during maximum heating along the Highway 84 corridor in response to a subtle upper level shear axis and may need to add mention of this to grids. Otherwise...all is on track with the forecast and the heat advisory is in good shape. /Ec/ Previous forecast... Short term...we will have another day of above normal temperatures to deal with for Independence day throughout the County Warning Area with a strong ridge of high pressure nosing in from the Southern Plains. It should also be another dry day with plenty of subsidence and the storm track remaining well north of the area. There will be an increase in humidity compared to yesterday as winds turn to a more SW direction...especially west of I-55. This will make for quite an uncomfortable day to be outdoors...especially during the afternoon hours. A heat advisory has been issued for areas west of a line from Greenville...to Vicksburg...to Hattiesburg for expected heat indices of 105 degrees and overnight lows in the middle 70s. Guidance temperatures looked good for most places...except for the hbg vicinity where values were raised a few degrees given the recent stretch of very hot weather there. By Saturday night...a frontal boundary will begin moving closer to the northern County Warning Area border with slight chance probability of precipitation during the overnight period...but most central and southern zones should remain dry. By Sunday...rain chances definitely increase over the County Warning Area as the boundary moves further south. All models show this...and the best chances are for the northern 2/3rds of the area. Storm Prediction Center has even highlighted a slight risk of severe weather for Sunday given that we will be in the right entrance region of an 80kt 250mb jet...30kt 850mb winds...and lower 70f dewpoints near a low level convergence zone. This potential will be mentioned in the severe weather potential statement. Mav temperature guidance seemed a little on the low side this run...especially across the northern half...so highs were raised several degrees for highs to be more in line with the higher NAM values. Overnight lows appeared good and no significant changes were warranted there...except for hks where lows were raised a few degrees to account for the urban heat island effect. /Dh/ Long term...models seem in decent agreement that the longwave pattern will finally retrograde for the Monday through Friday time frame. The recent upper ridge builds westward into nm by middle week which allows a stalled surface frontal zone to remain in place along the Gulf Coast for at least the first half of the week. This boundary will have daily interactions with any sea breeze action and a weak upper trough axis also lingers across the lower MS valley which should provide the additional cloud cover we need to hold temperatures closer to normals for this time of year. Both the European model (ecmwf) and GFS runs support 1 to 2 inch rainfall totals for locations S of Interstate 20 by the end of the week which would be very much welcomed. There are also some hints at a cutoff upper low center forming in southeastern la by either Thursday or Friday on the operational model runs. However... there is less support for this idea in the GFS ensemble means so we'll have to monitor future runs. The tropics appear to remain quiet for the upcoming week with any potential development confined to the epac. At any rate...the best probability of precipitation will be held over the southern portions of the County warning forecast area during the entire week with a push northward by Friday. Temperatures should return closer to normals at locations with the best rain chances... especially during the first half of the week. Have made slight upward adjustments to maxes/mins at locations with lower probability of precipitation as mex ensemble mean numbers above the operational run values./40/ && Fire weather...the long stretch of hot and dry weather has kept an increased fire danger in place across the forecast area. While some areas saw brief relief with rainfall last weekend...most areas have seen very little rain in the past 6 to 8 weeks. Local fire agencies caution that an increase in aggressive fire behavior is possible and anyone setting off fireworks should be especially vigilant. Burn bans continue in several south MS counties...including Hinds County. Check the mfc website at www.Mfc.State.MS.US for the latest./40/ && Aviation...only high cirrus and a few afternoon cumulus clouds are expected across all taf sites through today along with light winds. Thus...have maintained VFR conditions through 00z Sunday for all taf sites. Beyond the taf valid period...periods of rain showers and thunderstorms and rain will be possible during the day on Sunday...with the highest coverage in the vicinity of glh...gwo...and gtr. /Dh/ && Jan watches/warnings/advisories... MS...heat advisory from 10 am this morning to midnight CDT tonight for msz047-053-054-059>064-072>074. La...heat advisory from 10 am this morning to midnight CDT tonight for laz007>009-015-016-023>026. Arkansas...heat advisory from 10 am this morning to midnight CDT tonight for arz074-075. && $$