Pontotoc, MS Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Station

Sunny 35°F
Feels Like 35°F  
Humidity 100% Dew Point 35°F Wind Calm Barometer 30.03 in.
Solar Rad 26 w/m2
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 13.3 mi. ENE of central Pontotoc
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Point Forecast at a Glance

FriDec 12
Fri Dec 12: Sunny, High 62F, Low 35F
62
35
SatDec 13
Sat Dec 13: Mostly Sunny, High 56F, Low 24F
56
24
SunDec 14
Sun Dec 14: Sunny, High 31F, Low 13F
31
13
MonDec 15
Mon Dec 15: Sunny, High 39F, Low 23F
39
23
TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Mostly Sunny, High 50F, Low 37F
50
37
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Partly Sunny, High 59F, Low 50F
59
50
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Showers, High 66F
40%
66
 

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures dip from 62°F to a low of 31°F mid-week, then warm to 66°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 2°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

1960 - The first of three Middle Atlantic snowstorms produced a foot of snow at Baltimore MD. A pre-winter blizzard struck the northeastern U.S. producing wind gusts as high as 51 mph, along with 16 inches of snow at Nantucket MA, and 20 inches at Newark NJ.

More on this and other weather history

Pontotoc, MS 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Friday Dec 12

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

Saturday Dec 13

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Showers

Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Light north wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the evening.

Sunday Dec 14

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 31. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northeast after midnight.

Monday Dec 15

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 39. Calm wind.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Calm wind.

Tuesday Dec 16

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Wednesday Dec 17

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 59.

Showers

Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Thursday Dec 18

Showers

Day: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.


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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