Forecast and Conditions for Decatur, Mississippi

Updated: 7:41 AM CDT on September 05, 2008
Observed at Lake Ross Collins, Collinsville, Mississippi
Temperature 72.0 °F / 22.2 °C
Humidity 98%
Dew Point 71 °F / 22 °C
Wind North at 0.0 mph / 0.0 km/h
Pressure 29.88 in / 1011.7 hPa (Steady)
Conditions Overcast
Visibility 7.0 miles / 11.3 kilometers
Clouds Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 500 ft / 152 m
Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 4100 ft / 1249 m
Overcast (OVC) : 8000 ft / 2438 m
Yesterday's Maximum 86 °F / 30 °C
Yesterday's Minimum 75 °F / 23 °C
Normal high 91 °F / 32 °C
Normal low 68 °F / 20 °C
Record high 103 °F / 39 °C (1925)
Record low 54 °F / 12 °C (1934)
Yesterday's Heating Degree Days 0
Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days 16
Sunrise06:34 AM (CDT)
Sunset07:15 PM (CDT)
Moon Rise12:17 PM (CDT)
Moon Set10:24 PM (CDT)
Moon Phase
Forecast as of 6:17 am CDT on September 5, 2008

Now
Residents of the eastern third Mississippi will likely witness some scattered showers...and perhaps a rumble of thunder or two from now through 8 am. The heaviest rain should be confined to places between Meridian and Starkville...and the rain is moving to the northeast. Total rainfall amounts by 8 am should be on the order of one to four tenths of an inch...with a few higher amounts possible with the heaviest showers.
Forecast as of 4:10 am CDT on September 5, 2008

Today
Slight chance of showers in the morning...then a chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon. The chance of rain 40 percent.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the early evening. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
Saturday
Isolated showers in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds around 5 mph. The chance of showers 10 percent.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. North winds around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
Sunday
Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
Monday
Mostly sunny in the morning...then partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
Tuesday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s. The chance of rain 20 percent.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
Wednesday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms...mainly in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s. The chance of rain 30 percent.
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