Observed 7:50 AM CDT at KGTR

Artesia, MS weather

Sunny and 50°10°.

Forecasts agree

Now 50°10°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the east. About 5 mph8 km/h through 8 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 10 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.36 inHg1028 hPa; Rising · +0.07 inHg+2.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (45°7° then, 46°8° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 77°25° today at 3 PM
Drops 12°7° today 5–8 PM (75°24° → 63°17°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (72°22° → 60°16°)

This morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 47°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	89%	3%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	2%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	52%	2%	3
Sat 11a	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	39%	1%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	34%	1%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	32%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	30%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	29%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	30%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	32%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	39%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	40%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	40%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	40%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	4%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	0%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	55%	0%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	4%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	41%	0%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	38%	4%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	37%	43%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	35%	58%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	38%	62%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	44%	58%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	62%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	69%	67%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	67%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	60%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	89%	59%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	82%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	67%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	96%	44%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	52%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	100%	53%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	55%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	58%	0
Mon 7a	Partly sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	60%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 77°25°, low 45°7°. Typical 75°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 50°10°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 44°7°. Typical 75°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 50°10°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 44°7°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 46°8°. Typical 74°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East southeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 49°9°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 43°6°. Typical 74°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
43°6°–57°14°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 49°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 46°8°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 51°11°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 63°17°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 65°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
75°24°–83°28°
Low, likely
54°12°–68°20°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 79°26°, low 65°18°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 67°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–70°21°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 75°24°, low 63°17°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  20% chance · 0.4 in10 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–81°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–67°19°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 44°.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 44°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 75–80°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (JAN) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Tibbee Creek near Tibbee

8.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.2 ft
Flow: 11 cfs

Forecast peak 9.2 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 6:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Tombigbee River at Stennis Lock and Dam

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 136 ft
Flow: 756 cfs

Forecast peak 136 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Luxapallila Creek near Columbus

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.6 ft
Flow: 86 cfs

Forecast peak 3.6 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Noxubee River at Macon

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.9 ft
Flow: 50 cfs

Forecast peak 3.9 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 33% less heating than a typical week.

This week 16Typical 24

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 8
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Columbus · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1903–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 2°1° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

—SunOct 18
−6°−4°MonOct 19
—TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
+1°±0°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Artesia weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 4 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 8 min less
Golden hour: 5:36–6:26 PM; Morning 6:50–7:40 AM
Blue hour: 6:26–6:35 PM; Morning 6:41–6:50 AM; first light 6:41 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:35 PM–4 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:24 AM · rises 5:06 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Artesia. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Artesia, MS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Tibbee Creek near Tibbee

Tombigbee River at Stennis Lock and Dam

Luxapallila Creek near Columbus

Noxubee River at Macon

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon