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Heat Advisory for Columbia, MS - Click for Details
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
Expires: September 02, 2026 @ 7:00pm
WHAT
For the first Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 108. For the second Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 109 expected.
WHERE
Portions of southeast Arkansas, northeast Louisiana, and central, north central, northwest, south central, southwest, and west central Mississippi.
WHEN
For the first Heat Advisory, until 7 PM CDT this evening. For the second Heat Advisory, from noon to 7 PM CDT Wednesday.
IMPACTS
Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes. Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

Heat Index: 89°

Humidity: 94% Dew Point: 79°
Wind: N 0 mph Visibility: 10 mi
Pressure: 1017 mb
Conditions as of 7:35pm

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Lows around 73 under partly cloudy skies.

High temperatures reach up to 98 under partly cloudy skies with a slight chance for scattered storms late.

Wednesday Night

Lows dip down to about 73 under mainly clear skies.

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