Observed 2:10 AM CDT at KHKS

Madison, MS weather

Clear and 54°12°.

Forecasts agree

Now 54°12°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 2 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; High 1–2 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 58Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.22 inHg1023 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (54°12° then, 55°13° now)

Good hours for

Above 70°21° today by 11 AM
High 81°27° today at 3 PM
Drops 12°7° today 5–8 PM (79°26° → 67°19°)
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (75°24° → 63°17°)

TonightNear 54°12° · Clear
This morningUp to 73°23° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 81°27° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 80°27° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 1 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 2a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	56%	0%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	45%	0%	3
Sat 11a	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	38%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	32%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	28%	0%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	28%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	81°27° (likely 79°26° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	26%	0%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 78°26° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	28%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	28%	0%	2
Sat 6p	Clear	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	34%	0%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	4%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	6%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	89%	8%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	83%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	61%	0%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	51%	3%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	43%	7%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	39%	48%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	36%	54%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	34%	49%	5
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	31%	68%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	34%	49%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	38%	58%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	47%	63%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	62%	66%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	50%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	71%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	74%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	77%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	78%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 81°27°, low 51°11°. Typical 75°24° / 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 51. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
79°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 51°11°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 49°9°. Typical 75°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 50°10°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 48°9°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 51°11°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 48°9°. Typical 74°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 67°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 82.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
48°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 49°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 82°28°, low 50°10°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  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 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 57°14°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 70°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 83.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
79°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 64°18°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 83°28°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 74°24°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 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
80°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
56°13°–69°21°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 67°19°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  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
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
60°16°–69°21°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 76°24°, low 62°17°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Rain 0.73 in19 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 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
72°22°–80°27°
Low, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 81°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 80°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 79°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 76–83°.

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

Pearl River at Jackson

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.1 ft
Flow: 152 cfs

Forecast peak 3.2 ft Mon 7 PM

Reading from Sat 12:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Pearl River at Ross Barnett Reservoir

6.5 mi

Flow: 246 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page

White Oak Creek at Westbrook Road /Jackson

7.2 mi

Level: 4.7 ft

Reading from Sat 12:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Hanging Moss Creek near Jackson

7.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.8 ft
Flow: 4 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 50% less heating than a typical week.

This week 11Typical 23

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 9:00 AM–12:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Jackson International Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1896–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 6°3° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−5°−3°SatOct 17
−6°−3°SunOct 18
−5°−3°MonOct 19
−3°−2°TueOct 20
−1°WedOct 21
+1°±0°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 6 min; Losing 1 min 48 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 5 min less
Golden hour: 5:43–6:33 PM; Morning 6:55–7:45 AM
Blue hour: 6:33–6:42 PM; Morning 6:46–6:55 AM; first light 6:46 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Clear 2:36–6:46 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:29 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:29 AM · rises 5:13 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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