Observed 10:55 AM CDT at KUOX

Taylor, MS weather

Sunny and 70°21°, 8°4° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 70°21°

Sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/hgusts 15 mph24 km/h; From the southeast. Up to 8 mph13 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 44°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.4 inHg1029 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (73°23° then, 70°21° now)

Good hours for

High 81°27° today at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (75°24° → 63°17°)
Low 47°8° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
Fog Monday 6–7 AM

This afternoonUp to 81°27° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 77°25° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 64°18° by 10 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 11a	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	38%	0%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	32%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	27%	1%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	26%	3%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	24%	20%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	81°27° (likely 76°24° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	24%	8%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	78°26° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	25%	6%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	75°24° (likely 68°20° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	29%	9%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	37%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	48%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	54%	2%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	61%	2%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	64%	3%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	67%	5%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	7%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	6%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	30%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	43%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	42%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	41%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	86%	39%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	16%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	69%	38%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	52%	33%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	44%	45%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	37%	43%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	34%	8%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	32%	43%	5
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	31%	64%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	31%	46%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	33%	30%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly clear	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	65%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	60%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	65%	48%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	70%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	73%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	72%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	78%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	73%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	78%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	82%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	85%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	66%	0
Mon 6a	Fog	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	73%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	87%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	86%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	89%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	60%	85%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 46°8°. Typical 73°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 81, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. East southeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 46°8°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 47°8°. Typical 73°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Patchy fog after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 46°8°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly 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, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 72°22° / 45°7°. 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, 63°17°
  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. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. East southeast wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 45°7°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 46°8°. Typical 71°22° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  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 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 45°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 48°9°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  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 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–81°27°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  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 79.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–81°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 63°17°. Typical 70°21° / 44°7°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 71°22°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 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
74°23°–82°28°
Low, likely
56°13°–67°19°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 77°25°, low 65°18°. Typical 70°21° / 44°7°. Rain 0.61 in15 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°20°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 76°24°
  30% chance · 0.25 in6.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 71°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 65°18°
  20% chance · 0.16 in4 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
74°23°–81°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–68°20°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 44°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 72°22°, low 61°16°. Typical 69°21° / 43°6°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 67°19°
  20% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°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
62°17°–80°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–68°20°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 43°6°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 81°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 77°, low 47°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 46°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 72–79°.

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

Yocona River near Oxford

3.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 18 cfs

Forecast peak 2.2 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Skuna River at Bruce

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.7 ft
Flow: 6 cfs

Forecast peak 0.7 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Tallahatchie River at Sardis Dam

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 248 ft

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Yocona River at Enid Dam

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 240 ft

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 68% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 46

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 3
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 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–1:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

UNIVERSITY · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 8°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−9°−5°SunOct 18
−7°−4°MonOct 19
−3°−2°TueOct 20
+1°±0°WedOct 21
+2°+1°ThuOct 22
+4°+2°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 2 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 10 min less
Golden hour: 5:38–6:29 PM; Morning 6:55–7:45 AM
Blue hour: 6:29–6:38 PM; Morning 6:45–6:55 AM; first light 6:45 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:38 PM–3 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:28 AM · rises 5:09 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Taylor. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,700 ft, 33 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Taylor, MS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Yocona River near Oxford

Skuna River at Bruce

Tallahatchie River at Sardis Dam

Yocona River at Enid Dam

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