Observed 11:55 AM CDT at KCKM

Charleston, MS weather

Sunny and 79°26°.

Forecasts agree

Now 79°26°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Pressure: 30.33 inHg1027 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.8 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 (77°25° then, 79°26° now)

Good hours for

High 83°28° today at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 49°9° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 83°28° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 70°21° by 11 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 12p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	31%	4%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 77°25° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	25%	5%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	25%	6%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 79°26° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	23%	5%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 78°26° to 83°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	23%	5%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	24%	9%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	78°26° (likely 71°22° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	26%	4%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	73°23° (likely 66°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	31%	20%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	41%	1%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	48%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	63%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	66%	3%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	8%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	10%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	45%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	39%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	83%	40%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	23%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	67%	40%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	48%	29%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	42%	44%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	37%	17%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	32%	27%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	31%	48%	5
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	29%	46%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	28%	46%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	30%	67%	2
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	75°24° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	32%	70%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	38%	59%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	54%	77%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	78%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	64%	81%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	78%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	78%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	79%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	79%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	79%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	85%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	83%	84%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	86%	88%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	88%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	87%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	69%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	58%	83%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	51%	92%	3

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 83°28°, low 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 83, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 78°26°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East southeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 81°27°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–60°16°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 64°18°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 72°22°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 69°20°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 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
76°24°–84°29°
Low, likely
56°13°–67°19°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 76°24°, low 67°19°. Rain 0.74 in19 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  20% chance · 0.32 in8.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°24°
  20% chance · 0.36 in9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.9 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 74°23°, low 61°16°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 67°19°
  20% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  30% chance
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
69°21°–81°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–69°21°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 83°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 49°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 77°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 74–82°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Tallahatchie River at Locopolis

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 18.2 ft
Flow: 3,110 cfs

Forecast peak 18.3 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Tallahatchie River near Lambert

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.3 ft
Flow: 471 cfs

Forecast peak 12.3 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Tallahatchie River near Swan Lake

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.7 ft
Flow: 3,230 cfs

Forecast peak 10.7 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Coldwater River at Marks

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 17.1 ft
Flow: 530 cfs

Forecast peak 17.0 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 3 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 9 min less
Golden hour: 5:41–6:31 PM; Morning 6:57–7:47 AM
Blue hour: 6:31–6:40 PM; Morning 6:47–6:57 AM; first light 6:47 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:40 PM–5 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:30 AM · rises 5:11 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Charleston. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,500 ft, 24 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Charleston, MS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Tallahatchie River at Locopolis

Tallahatchie River near Lambert

Tallahatchie River near Swan Lake

Coldwater River at Marks

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon