Mississippi · NWS JAN office

Starkville, MS weather

It is 52°F and clear at Columbus/West Point/Starkville, Golden Triangle Regional Airport as of Oct 28, 4:05 AM CDT. Overnight: Patchy Fog, low near 51°F. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 4:15 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 4:27 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

52°F

Clear

Wind

ENE 5 mph

Humidity 87% · dew point 48°F

Pressure · visibility

30.23 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Columbus/West Point/Starkville, Golden Triangle Regional Airport (KGTR), Oct 28, 4:05 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Starkville forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS JAN forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the JAN office near Starkville.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. Mississippi has 1 active alert: see it.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Starkville (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 6 AM52°FPatchy Fog0% 0 mph
Wed 7 AM52°FPatchy Fog0% 0 mph
Wed 8 AM54°FPatchy Fog0% 0 mph
Wed 9 AM59°FSunny0% 0 mph
Wed 10 AM65°FSunny0%ESE 5 mph
Wed 11 AM70°FSunny0%ESE 5 mph
Wed 12 PM74°FSunny0%ESE 5 mph
Wed 1 PM77°FSunny0%ESE 5 mph
Wed 2 PM78°FSunny0%ESE 5 mph
Wed 3 PM78°FSunny0%ESE 5 mph
Wed 4 PM79°FSunny0%ESE 5 mph
Wed 5 PM78°FSunny0%ESE 5 mph
Wed 6 PM75°FClear0% 0 mph
Wed 7 PM69°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Wed 8 PM62°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Wed 9 PM59°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Wed 10 PM57°FClear0% 0 mph
Wed 11 PM55°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Thu 12 AM53°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Thu 1 AM52°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Thu 2 AM50°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Thu 3 AM50°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph
Thu 4 AM47°FClear0% 0 mph
Thu 5 AM47°FMostly Clear0% 0 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Starkville can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 51°F

Patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind around 0 mph.

Wednesday

High 80°F·Low 45°F

Patchy fog before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. East wind around 0 mph.

Thursday

High 81°F·Low 49°F

Sunny, with a high near 81. East northeast wind around 0 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. East northeast wind around 0 mph.

Friday

High 81°F·Low 57°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday

High 78°F·Low 59°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East southeast wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Sunday

High 75°F·Low 57°F

Showers and thunderstorms likely before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday

High 77°F·Low 59°F

A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday

High 78°F

A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 78.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Starkville is served by the National Weather Service JAN forecast office, forecast zone MSZ033, county zone MSC105.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Starkville (33.4633, -88.8278), in Oktibbeha County. Population: 25,844 (2024 estimate), number 16 of the 20 Mississippi cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KGWX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/33.4633,-88.8278 (forecast issued Oct 28, 4:15 AM CDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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