Forecast and Conditions for Columbus, Mississippi

Updated: 9:06 PM CDT on May 11, 2008
Observed at Sand Road, Columbus, Mississippi
Temperature 62.8 °F / 17.1 °C
Humidity 58%
Dew Point 48 °F / 9 °C
Wind NW at 2.0 mph / 3.2 km/h
Pressure 29.88 in / 1011.7 hPa (Rising)
Conditions Clear
Visibility 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
Clouds Clear (CLR) : -
Yesterday's Maximum 82.8 °F / 28.2 °C
Yesterday's Minimum 67.2 °F / 19.6 °C
Normal high 79 °F / 26 °C
Normal low 58 °F / 14 °C
Record high 89 °F / 31 °C (2000)
Record low 46 °F / 7 °C (1997)
Sunrise05:56 AM (CDT)
Sunset07:44 PM (CDT)
Moon Rise12:03 PM (CDT)
Moon Set01:18 AM (CDT)
Moon Phase
Flood Warning
Statement as of 8:44 PM CDT on May 11, 2008


The National Weather Service in Memphis TN has issued a

* Flood Warning for
the Buttahatchie river near Aberdeen
* from late Tuesday morning until Wednesday morning
* at 08 PM Sunday the stage was... 9.5 feet
* minor flooding is forecast
* maximum forecast stage of 13.7 feet Tuesday evening
* flood stage is 13.0 feet
* forecast to rise above flood stage by late Tuesday morning and
continue to rise to near 13.7 feet by Tuesday evening. The river
will fall below flood stage by Wednesday morning.
* At 14.0 feet... flood water begins to cover airbase Road located on
the West Bank of the river. Low lying farmland land near the river
also begins to flood






Forecast as of 6:03 PM CDT on May 11, 2008

Tonight
Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear. Lows around 50. North winds around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Tuesday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Slight chance of showers in the evening...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Warmer. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. The chance of rain 50 percent.
Wednesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s. The chance of rain 60 percent.
Wednesday Night
Cloudy with chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. The chance of rain 50 percent.
Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. The chance of rain 60 percent.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s.
Friday
Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60.
Saturday
Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
Sunday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 80s.
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