Heavy rain likely, flash flooding possible today with risk for severe storms, too: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 1/24/24

We have a few showers and storms dotting the landscape this morning. Mother Nature may have been a been alarm clock to some of you early-risers. As we move through the day today, rain will…

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Flash flooding possible, severe weather can’t be ruled out, Wednesday & Thursday: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 1/23/24

The rain overnight has ended and we are left with just drizzle and mixed cloud cover this morning. We will see off-and-on rain today. Nothing major anticipated, simply keep an umbrellas handy and get ready…

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Showers and storms possible all week, flooding and severe weather remain low-end risk: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 1/22/24

This is the start to a very damp week across the area. It won’t rain all-day, every day — but it may feel like it. With a boundary set up across the area and little…

Read more of Showers and storms possible all week, flooding and severe weather remain low-end risk: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 1/22/24

Follow-up for Next Week’s Heavy Rain – Forecast for MS/LA/AL 1/21/24

This will be a discussion on some observations I’ve made on the medium range models looking at the rainfall and the duration of the event. First of all, let’s look at the two flagship models,…

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Extreme cold snap ends, heavy rain expected in South: CONUS Monday-Thursday forecast – 1/21/2024

After a nasty cold spell last week, temperatures will warm up again. While not everywhere will experience pleasant temperatures, they will be much more bearable than what we had last week. The upper level pattern…

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Flipping the Script Next Week – Weekly Outlook for MS/LA/AL 1/20/24

After a few winter weather storms have wrought several types of precipitation and a massive cold snap for the past few days, it looks like we’re going to see quite the opposite with our setup…

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Another very cold night, tonight, then warmer next week with storms and potential flooding: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 1/19/24

It’ll be a breezy one today. And cooler. Cold air continues to move in following the passage of a cold front. A weather system coming from the northern states toward the Ohio River Valley will…

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Extreme cold to continue over the weekend in eastern and central US, precipitation in western US: CONUS Friday-Sunday forecast – 1/18/2024

The forecast for the weekend can be summed up in one word: frigid. An Arctic air mass is currently moving south across the eastern and central part of the country, bringing very cold temperatures, even…

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Chilly nights this weekend, then rain next week: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 1/18/24

Looking toward the weekend, it looks like we’ve got a brief cooldown coming, but certainly nothing like we just saw move through. This weekend, overnight lows will be down into the 20s across much of…

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Exploring Meteorology: Part 19 – Jet Stream

Introduction: The jet stream, a high-speed river of air meandering through the upper atmosphere, plays a vital role in shaping our planet’s weather patterns. In this educational post, we’ll embark on a journey to demystify…

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