Ripley, MS Weather

Tippah County1:45 AM CDT34.73°N, 88.95°WElevation 499 ft

Current conditions

Clear
53°
Clear
Feels like 53°
High 77°·Low 48° tonight
WindCalm
Humidity77%
Dew point46°
Cloud cover3%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:08 AM
Sunset6:14 PM

Forecast for this hour (no station report in the last two hours)

Forecast

10-day

  • Wednesday Night

    Clear, with a low around 48. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

  • Thursday

    Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

  • Thursday Night

    Clear, with a low around 49. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 day ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Clear 53°
  2. 2 AM Clear 52°
  3. 3 AM Clear 51°
  4. 4 AM Clear 50°
  5. 5 AM Clear 49°
  6. 6 AM Sunny 48°
  7. 7 AM Sunny 48°
  8. 8 AM Sunny 52°
  9. 9 AM Sunny 58°
  10. 10 AM Sunny 64°
  11. 11 AM Sunny 68°
  12. 12 PM Sunny 72°
  13. 1 PM Sunny 74°
  14. 2 PM Sunny 76°
  15. 3 PM Sunny 77°
  16. 4 PM Sunny 76°
  17. 5 PM Sunny 73°
  18. 6 PM Clear 69°
  19. 7 PM Clear 65°
  20. 8 PM Clear 62°
  21. 9 PM Clear 60°
  22. 10 PM Clear 58°
  23. 11 PM Clear 56°
  24. Fri12 AM Clear 55°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TueOct 20 Sunny Sunny49°75°
  2. WedOct 21 Sunny Sunny48°76°
  3. TodayOct 22 Sunny Sunny49°77°
  4. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny49°76°
  5. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny49°75°
  6. SunOct 25 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny48°73°
  7. MonOct 26 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny48°76°
  8. TueOct 27 Cloudy Cloudy51°78°
  9. WedOct 28 Cloudy Cloudy56°76°
  10. ThuOct 29 Sunny Sunny54°77°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

13
Good
Ozone

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Tupelo, MS reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:08 AM
Sunset 6:14 PM
Daylight 11 h 5 min (−2 min 2 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 83% lit
Moonrise 4:08 PM Moonset 3:23 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

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Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in MEG, issued 13 hrs ago

Key Messages

Issued at 1202 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

- Dry weather continues, with a general warming trend back into the upper 70s to low 80s through the end of the week.

- Elevated fire danger concerns will continue each afternoon through much of this week. Obey any local burn bans and properly dispose of cigarettes and matches.

Discussion

(This evening through next Tuesday) Issued at 1202 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

Dry conditions and slightly above normal temperatures continue. The 12z sounding out of LZK depicts a stout dry level between 850- 500mb. The drier air aloft will continue to mix down to the surface and lower dewpoints and relative humidity (RH) values through the afternoon. Due to the expected drop of RH values with 10 hour fuel moisture forecasts around 10%, a Fire Danger Statement is in effect from noon until 7 PM.

While we remain under surface high pressure and northwest flow aloft, expect stagnant conditions to persist for much of the forecast period. An omega blocking pattern will keep the synoptic pattern on hold through early next week. We will be monitoring the trough on the west side of the block and its evolution for next week. The LREF and its ensemble members are not too keen on impacts across the Mid-South with a gradual breakdown of the ridge and the energy heading towards the upper Midwest. Some of the longer range deterministic models are following closely behind the ensembles. In the meantime, expect dry conditions, slightly above normal temperatures, and elevated fire danger to persist.

DNM

Aviation

(18Z TAFS) Issued at 1202 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

VFR and light northeast winds will continue under a persistent upper level high pressure ridge.

Fire Weather

Issued at 1202 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

Elevated fire weather conditions will continue again on Thursday. Low surface moisture will lead to minimum relative humidity values dropping below 30% across the entire region. 10-hour fuels are expected to remain at or around 10 percent fuel moisture. Light 20-foot winds, likely peaking at only 10 mph throughout the afternoon, will preclude the need for Red Flag Warnings. Similar conditions will continue through the remainder of the period, likely necessitating additional Rangeland Fire Danger Statements through this week.

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