Pontotoc, MS Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - Dense Fog Advisory

Current Conditions From Nearby Station

Cloudy with Mist and Fog 39°F
Feels Like 32°F  
Humidity 100% Dew Point 39°F Wind S 10 MPH Barometer 29.99 in.
Visibility 2.5 mi.
Report from a NOAA weather station 13.3 mi. E of central Pontotoc
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Point Forecast at a Glance

SatDec 6
Sat Dec 6: Fog, Low 36F
 
36
SunDec 7
Sun Dec 7: Showers, High 54F, Low 38F
20%
54
38
MonDec 8
Mon Dec 8: Partly Sunny, High 47F, Low 27F
47
27
TueDec 9
Tue Dec 9: Sunny, High 53F, Low 37F
53
37
WedDec 10
Wed Dec 10: Mostly Sunny, High 60F, Low 40F
60
40
ThuDec 11
Thu Dec 11: Showers, High 62F, Low 34F
30%
62
34
FriDec 12
Fri Dec 12: Mostly Sunny, High 44F, Low 19F
44
19

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Sharp cooling trend with high temperatures dropping from 54°F to 44°F, falling as low as 44°F. Some rain possible with at least 3 days showing precipitation chances of 20% or higher.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 3°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 54°F with lows around 34°F.

This Date in Weather History

1987 - Another in a series of storms brought high winds and heavy rain to the northwestern U.S., with heavy snow in some of the higher elevations. In northern California, Crescent City was drenched with 2.58 inches of rain, and winds gusted to 90 mph. Up to fourteen inches of snow blanketed the mountains of northern California, and snow and high winds created blizzard conditions around Lake Tahoe NV.

More on this and other weather history

Pontotoc, MS 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Saturday Dec 6

Fog

Night: Widespread dense fog, mainly after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Sunday Dec 7

Showers

Day: A 20 percent chance of showers after 4pm. Widespread dense fog, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Calm wind.

Showers

Night: A 40 percent chance of showers before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Light north wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the evening.

Monday Dec 8

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Calm wind.

Tuesday Dec 9

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the morning.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Dec 10

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Showers

Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Thursday Dec 11

Showers

Day: A 30 percent chance of showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 62.

Showers

Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Friday Dec 12

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19.

Saturday Dec 13

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 37.


About Pontotoc, MS

Pontotoc is a city in and the county seat of Pontotoc County, Mississippi, located to the west of the larger city of Tupelo. The population was 5,640 at the 2020 census. Pontotoc is a Chickasaw word that means, “Land of the Hanging Grapes.” A section of the city largely along Main Street and Liberty Street has been designated the Pontotoc Historic District and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Treaty of Pontotoc Site is also listed on the National Register. The Treaty of Pontotoc Creek, part of U.S. president Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal policy, ceded millions of acres of Native American lands and relocated the Chicakasaw west of the Mississippi River.

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