Observed 8:55 AM CDT at KCKM

Clarksdale, MS weather

Sunny and 59°15°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 23.

Forecasts agree

Now 59°15°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the east-northeast. 58–6 mph9 km/h through 9 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.24 inHg1024 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
High 82°28° today at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (78°26° → 66°19°)
Below 70°21° tonight after 8 PM
Low 50°10° tomorrow at 7 AM

This morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 82°28° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 82°28° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Sunday morningUp to 56°13° by 8 AM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 9a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	64%	0%	1
Fri 10a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	50%	0%	2
Fri 11a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	0%	3
Fri 12p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	36%	0%	5
Fri 1p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	30%	0%	5
Fri 2p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 81°27° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	28%	0%	5
Fri 3p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 81°27° to 83°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	28%	0%	4
Fri 4p	Sunny	82°28° (likely 81°27° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	26%	0%	2
Fri 5p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	27%	0%	1
Fri 6p	Clear	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	30%	0%	0
Fri 7p	Clear	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	35%	0%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	43%	0%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	48%	0%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	50%	4%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	1%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	7%	0
Sat 1a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	59%	12%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	61%	7%	0
Sat 3a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	66%	17%	0
Sat 4a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	71%	38%	0
Sat 5a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	47%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	5%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	22%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	2%	0
Sat 9a	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	48%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	50%	1%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	43%	14%	4
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	37%	35%	5
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	32%	33%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	30%	41%	5
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	29%	46%	4
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	82°28° (likely 80°27° to 82°28°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	26%	45%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 78°26° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	27%	7%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	29%	5%	1
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	33%	30%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	42%	18%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	48%	9%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	56%	22%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	58%	17%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	60%	54%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	62%	72%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	66%	67%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	63%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	67%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	45%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	41%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	50%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	36%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Sunny. High 83°28°, low 50°10°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 83. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
81°27°–83°28°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 51°11°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–82°28°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 51°11°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 50°10°. Typical 71°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 48°9°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 80°27°, low 49°9°. Typical 71°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 47°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 51°11°. Typical 70°21° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
48°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 47°8°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 5% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  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
71°22°–82°28°
Low, likely
47°8°–61°16°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 60°16°. Typical 69°21° / 46°8°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  40% 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°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–64°18°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 46°8°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 60°16°. Typical 69°21° / 46°8°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 63°17°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  20% 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
72°22°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–66°19°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 46°8°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 83°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 82°, low 51°.
Sunday
Dry, high 79°, low 51°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 74–82°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (MEG) (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

Coldwater River at Marks

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 17.1 ft
Flow: 536 cfs

Forecast peak 17.2 ft Fri 1 PM

Reading from Fri 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Tallahatchie River near Lambert

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.3 ft
Flow: 472 cfs

Forecast peak 12.3 ft Fri 1 PM

Reading from Fri 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Helena

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 9.7 ft

Forecast peak 9.7 ft Fri 1 PM

Reading from Fri 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Tallahatchie River at Locopolis

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 18.3 ft
Flow: 3,150 cfs

Forecast peak 18.5 ft Fri 7 PM

Reading from Fri 7 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Cooling this week

This week 10Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–12:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

CLARKSDALE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1892–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 10°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°SatOct 17
—SunOct 18
−5°−3°MonOct 19
−2°−1°TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 4 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 12 min less
Golden hour: 5:44–6:34 PM; Morning 6:58–7:48 AM
Blue hour: 6:34–6:43 PM; Morning 6:48–6:58 AM; first light 6:48 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:43 PM–4 AM, but the moon is 95% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

92% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:28 AM · rises 4:45 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Clarksdale. The highest point on the skyline is about 700 ft, 15 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Clarksdale, MS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Sunday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Coldwater River at Marks

Tallahatchie River near Lambert

Mississippi River at Helena

Tallahatchie River at Locopolis

For your home

Cooling this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon