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Jackson, Mississippi weather · now

88°

Partly Cloudy

Feels
96°
High / Low
97° / 77°
Wind
33 mph WSW
Humidity
62%
No precipitation expected in the next 1.6 hours.
GoodAir quality PollenTreeNoneGrassModerateWeedModerate
Sun 6:22 AM 7:49 PM 13h 27m
Moon Waning Crescent 3% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Jackson, Mississippi, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect mostly sunny today. Today's high is 97° with a low near 77°. 1 active weather alert in effect.

What to wear today

Stay cool — limit sun exposure

Extreme heat at 97°F. Light colors, hat, and shade breaks.

Next 24 hours

70° 90° 105° ↑ 97° ↓ 77° 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM 7 AM

  1. 10 AM

    85°

    2%

  2. 12 PM

    90°

    3%

  3. 2 PM

    94°

    2%

  4. 4 PM

    97°

    3%

  5. 6 PM

    95°

    3%

  6. 8 PM

    89°

    2%

  7. 10 PM

    84°

    1%

  8. 12 AM

    82°

    0%

  9. 2 AM

    81°

    0%

  10. 4 AM

    79°

    0%

  11. 6 AM

    77°

    1%

  12. 8 AM

    79°

    0%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/11 Mostly Sunny 3% 97° · 77°
    1. 10 AM 85° Mostly Sunny 2%
    2. 11 AM 88° Mostly Sunny 1%
    3. 12 PM 90° Mostly Sunny 3%
    4. 1 PM 92° Mostly Sunny 2%
    5. 2 PM 94° Mostly Sunny 2%
    6. 3 PM 96° Mostly Sunny 3%
    7. 4 PM 97° Mostly Sunny 3%
    8. 5 PM 95° Mostly Sunny 3%
    9. 6 PM 95° Partly Cloudy 3%
    10. 7 PM 93° Partly Cloudy 3%
    11. 8 PM 89° Partly Cloudy 2%
    12. 9 PM 86° Partly Cloudy 1%
    13. 10 PM 84° Partly Cloudy 1%
    14. 11 PM 83° Mostly Clear
  2. Wed 8/12 Sunny 1% 98° · 78°
    1. 12 AM 82° Mostly Clear
    2. 1 AM 81° Clear
    3. 2 AM 81° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 80° Mostly Clear
    5. 4 AM 79° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 78° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 77° Sunny 1%
    8. 7 AM 77° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 79° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 83° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 88° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 91° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 93° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 95° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 96° Sunny 1%
    16. 3 PM 98° Sunny 1%
    17. 4 PM 98° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 97° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 96° Clear
    20. 7 PM 95° Clear
    21. 8 PM 91° Clear
    22. 9 PM 88° Mostly Clear
    23. 10 PM 85° Mostly Clear
    24. 11 PM 83° Mostly Clear
  3. Thu 8/13 Sunny 2% 99° · 77°
    1. 12 AM 82° Mostly Clear
    2. 1 AM 81° Clear
    3. 2 AM 80° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 80° Mostly Clear
    5. 4 AM 80° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 79° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 78° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 78° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 81° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 84° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 88° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 91° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 94° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 96° Sunny 2%
    15. 2 PM 98° Sunny 2%
    16. 3 PM 99° Sunny 2%
    17. 4 PM 99° Sunny 2%
    18. 5 PM 98° Sunny 2%
    19. 6 PM 97° Mostly Clear 2%
    20. 7 PM 95° Mostly Clear 1%
    21. 8 PM 92° Mostly Clear 1%
    22. 9 PM 88° Mostly Clear 1%
    23. 10 PM 85° Mostly Clear 1%
    24. 11 PM 83° Mostly Clear 1%
  4. Fri 8/14 Sunny 0% 100° · 76°
    1. 12 AM 82° Mostly Clear 1%
    2. 1 AM 81° Mostly Clear
    3. 2 AM 80° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 79° Mostly Clear
    5. 4 AM 79° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 77° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 77° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 77° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 80° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 84° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 88° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 91° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 94° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 97° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 98° Sunny
    16. 3 PM 100° Sunny
    17. 4 PM 100° Sunny
    18. 5 PM 99° Sunny
    19. 6 PM 98° Mostly Clear
    20. 7 PM 96° Mostly Clear
    21. 8 PM 92° Mostly Clear
    22. 9 PM 88° Mostly Clear
    23. 10 PM 85° Mostly Clear
    24. 11 PM 83° Mostly Clear
  5. Sat 8/15 Sunny 3% 101° · 77°
    1. 12 AM 82° Mostly Clear
    2. 1 AM 81° Clear
    3. 2 AM 80° Clear
    4. 3 AM 80° Clear
    5. 4 AM 79° Clear
    6. 5 AM 78° Clear
    7. 6 AM 76° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 77° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 80° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 85° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 90° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 93° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 96° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 98° Sunny 1%
    15. 2 PM 100° Sunny 1%
    16. 3 PM 101° Sunny 1%
    17. 4 PM 101° Sunny 1%
    18. 5 PM 100° Sunny 1%
    19. 6 PM 98° Mostly Clear 1%
    20. 7 PM 96° Mostly Clear 3%
    21. 8 PM 93° Mostly Clear 3%
    22. 9 PM 89° Mostly Clear 3%
    23. 10 PM 86° Mostly Clear 3%
    24. 11 PM 84° Mostly Clear 3%
  6. Sun 8/16 Sunny 5% 101° · 78°
    1. 12 AM 83° Mostly Clear 3%
    2. 1 AM 82° Mostly Clear
    3. 2 AM 81° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 81° Mostly Clear
    5. 4 AM 80° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 79° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 77° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 78° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 81° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 86° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 91° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 94° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 97° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 99° Mostly Sunny 4%
    15. 2 PM 101° Mostly Sunny 4%
    16. 3 PM 101° Mostly Sunny 4%
    17. 4 PM 101° Mostly Sunny 4%
    18. 5 PM 100° Mostly Sunny 4%
    19. 6 PM 98° Partly Cloudy 4%
    20. 7 PM 96° Partly Cloudy 5%
    21. 8 PM 93° Partly Cloudy 5%
    22. 9 PM 89° Partly Cloudy 5%
    23. 10 PM 86° Partly Cloudy 5%
    24. 11 PM 84° Partly Cloudy 5%
  7. Mon 8/17 Sunny 10% 102° · 78°
    1. 12 AM 82° Partly Cloudy 5%
    2. 1 AM 81° Mostly Clear 1%
    3. 2 AM 80° Mostly Clear 1%
    4. 3 AM 80° Mostly Clear 1%
    5. 4 AM 80° Mostly Clear 1%
    6. 5 AM 79° Mostly Clear 1%
    7. 6 AM 78° Sunny 1%
    8. 7 AM 79° Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 82° Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 87° Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 91° Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 94° Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 97° Sunny 1%
    14. 1 PM 99° Mostly Sunny 10%
    15. 2 PM 101° Mostly Sunny 10%
    16. 3 PM 101° Mostly Sunny 10%
    17. 4 PM 101° Mostly Sunny 10%
    18. 5 PM 100° Mostly Sunny 10%
    19. 6 PM 99° Partly Cloudy 10%
    20. 7 PM 96° Mostly Clear 9%
    21. 8 PM 92° Mostly Clear 9%
    22. 9 PM 88° Mostly Clear 9%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Tue 8/18 Drizzle 15% 110° · 78°
  2. Wed 8/19 Drizzle 16% 101° · 78°
  3. Thu 8/20 Drizzle 16% 104° · 76°
  4. Fri 8/21 Cloudy 13% 103° · 79°
  5. Sat 8/22 Drizzle 29% 100° · 78°
  6. Sun 8/23 Rain Showers 35% 98° · 76°
  7. Mon 8/24 Cloudy 45% 89° · 72°
  8. Tue 8/25 Mostly Sunny 35% 89° · 69°
  9. Wed 8/26 Sunny 32% 91° · 67°

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

Quiet week — most days look comparable.

Wednesday, 8/12

Sunny, 98° / 78°

  1. Tomorrow98°78°
  2. Thu99°77°
  3. Fri100°76°
  4. Sat101°77°
  5. Sun101°78°
  6. Mon102°78°

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Climate normals

What weather to expect in Jackson

Jackson in August typically averages 91° highs and 72° lows, with about 15 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 92°); the coldest is January (average low 36°). June is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan54°36°12
Feb65°45°11
Mar74°53°14
Apr79°60°15
May81°64°20
Jun88°71°23
Jul92°74°23
Aug91°72°15
Sep86°68°14
Oct80°58°8
Nov71°52°12
Dec62°43°13

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

More for Jackson

Detailed forecast (NWS)

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 107. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 107. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 99. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 100. West southwest wind around 5 mph.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
JAN 76,63
Radar station
KDGX
Time zone
America/Chicago
Coordinates
32.299, -90.185