Hundreds attend National Night Out

Local law enforcement host annual National Night Out.

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Thousands across the nation met with law enforcement officers Tuesday for the annual National Night Out. Different communities in our viewing area participated in the event to help build community partnerships with officers. It was sea of blue in Columbus Tuesday, August 4. The Columbus Police Department and Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office celebrated National Night Out…

Summer Heat is Here to Stay

COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) – The mid-90’s will be consistent throughout the week as well as triple digit heat indices. TONIGHT – Tonight will be the last of the somewhat comfortable evenings with temps in the low 70’s across the area. No rain overnight, but partly cloudy conditions. TOMORROW – The warm up begins tomorrow, climbing out of the low 90’s…

Climbing Heat Indices Ahead

COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) — While sunny and seasonably average conditions are in store today, humidity returns to NE Mississippi tomorrow, making for a muggy — and stormy — end to the week. WEDNESDAY: Bright, sunny conditions will stick around all day long, with just a few scattered clouds passing through. The high temperature will be 94°, but heat index values…

Back to the middle 90s

COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI ) – Temperatures continue to climb back into the middle 90s as the week rolls on. TUESDAY NIGHT: It is going to be another calm night. Temperatures will be dropping into the lower 70s tonight. There will be a chance for patchy fog overnight and into early Wednesday morning. WEDNESDAY: Conditions will be staying dry, but moisture…

Very Pleasant Today, Warmup In Sight

COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) — Picture perfect skies will stick around today, along with comfortable conditions, but more heat and humidity is just around the corner. TUESDAY: The high temperature will reach about 91° today, and lower-than-average humidity will keep the real-feel within ~5° of that high. Sunny skies prevail for most of the day, with just a couple of isolated…