Observed 11:15 PM CDT at KJAN

Richland, MS weather

Clear and 61°16°.

Forecasts agree

Now 61°16°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the east. Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 11 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable · up to 53°12° by 10 AM
UV tomorrow: 6High; High 1–2 PM · peak 6
Air quality: 59Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.33 inHg1027 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

7°4° warmer than this time yesterday (55°13° then, 62°17° now)

Good hours for

Low 49°9° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 81°27° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 70°21° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 81°27° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 72°22° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 80°27° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Monday nightDown to 61°16° by 10 PM · 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 11p	Clear	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	3%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	7%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	88%	18%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	7%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	75%	7%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	61%	8%	3
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	51%	20%	4
Sun 12p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	46%	10%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	40%	54%	6
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	38%	54%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	35%	51%	5
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	81°27° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	34%	51%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	36%	68%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	76°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	40%	59%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	68%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	73%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	78%	73%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	67%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	64%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	90%	63%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	90%	57%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	61%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	66%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	79%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	87%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	91%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	78%	88%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	63%	80%	2
Mon 11a	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	55%	91%	3
Mon 12p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	50%	90%	4
Mon 1p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	88%	5
Mon 2p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	95%	5
Mon 3p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 77°25° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	38%	89%	4
Mon 4p	Cloudy	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	38%	97%	2
Mon 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	42%	91%	2
Mon 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	88%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	57%	92%	0
Mon 8p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	63%	90%	0
Mon 9p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	73%	88%	0
Mon 10p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	81%	83%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 81°27°, low 49°9°. Typical 75°24° / 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Clear. Low around 49, with temperatures rising to around 53 overnight. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–81°27°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 51°11°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 81°27°, low 51°11°. Typical 75°24° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 50°10°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 51°11°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 53°12°. Typical 74°23° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 50°10°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 84°29°, low 51°11°. Typical 74°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. East 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°–84°29°
Low, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 49°9°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 84°29°, low 54°12°. Typical 73°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
80°27°–84°29°
Low, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 49°9°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 85°29°, low 58°14°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
80°27°–85°29°
Low, likely
51°11°–63°17°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 86°30°, low 64°18°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 84°29°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  20% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
80°27°–86°30°
Low, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 81°27°, low 68°20°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 82°28°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 77°25°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
79°26°–88°31°
Low, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 82°28°, low 63°17°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 69°21°
  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°–90°32°
Low, likely
49°9°–69°21°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 81°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 81°, low 51°.
Monday
Dry, high 80°, low 51°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 81–86°.

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

3.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.1 ft
Flow: 146 cfs

Forecast peak 3.1 ft Sun 1 AM

Reading from Sat 10:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Cany Creek (MS) at Jackson

4.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.4 ft
Flow: 306 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Lynch Creek at Jackson

5.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.5 ft

Reading from Sat 10:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Town Creek (Central MS) above Town Creek/Jackson

5.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.5 ft

Reading from Sat 10:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 56% less heating than a typical week.

This week 10Typical 23

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 10:00 AM–1:00 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 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−5°−3°MonOct 19
−3°−2°TueOct 20
−1°WedOct 21
+1°±0°ThuOct 22
+1°±0°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 7 min; Losing 1 min 48 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 5 min less
Golden hour: 5:44–6:33 PM; Morning 6:55–7:44 AM
Blue hour: 6:33–6:42 PM; Morning 6:46–6:55 AM; first light 6:46 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 11:33 PM–6:46 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

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

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

Richland, MS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Pearl River at Jackson

Cany Creek (MS) at Jackson

Lynch Creek at Jackson

Town Creek (Central MS) above Town Creek/Jackson

For your home

Heating this week

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