Jackson, MS Weather Forecast
Hinds County, Mississippi
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Jackson, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Jackson, MS at a glance
Jackson is home to about 143,709 people in Hinds County, across 112 square miles. It is the largest of 85 places in Mississippi with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Richland, 7 miles away.
- County
- Hinds County
- Population
- 143,709 2023 est.
- Land area
- 112 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,287
- Forecast point
- 32.3158°N, 90.2129°W
How well can the network see Jackson?
The nearest Doppler radar is KDGX (Brandon, MS), to the E. Its lowest scan passes about 720 ft above Jackson. That is about as close as US radar coverage gets: low-level rotation and gust fronts over Jackson show up clearly. Jackson is closer to its radar than 92% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KHKS (Jackson/Hawkins Fld). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Jackson
- Richland, MS7 mi
- Pearl, MS8 mi
- Clinton, MS8 mi
- Ridgeland, MS8 mi
- Flowood, MS8 mi
- Byram, MS10 mi
- Madison, MS12 mi
- Florence, MS12 mi
Elsewhere in Mississippi
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