Colder with precip on the way, snow unlikely, freezing rain possible: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 1/6/25

It’ll be a pretty chilly night tonight as overnight lows bottom out in the upper 20s across the area. Some folks may even squeeze down into the mid 20s in the low-lying areas. This is…

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Answering “Why aren’t you talking about this, Nick?!” and other questions about the chance for snow

Depending on who you are and what your threshold for weather-related interruption is I know it can feel exciting – or scary – to hear about the chance for snow and colder temperatures. For what…

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12/28/24 830a Severe Weather Update – Severe weather possible today, with some failure modes

I want to start off by saying: Today is not a slam dunk event. A lot of folks are posting about a severe weather outbreak, mega tornado outbreak, super extreme severe weather apocolypsemaggedon of doom.…

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About 50x more likely to see a tornado tomorrow than a typical day

I bet that got your attention. That is the message from the SPC. Looking at the maps, typically we have a 0.20% risk for a tornado on December 28th. And tomorrow the forecast calls for…

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Here we snow again: A quick update on the snowmaggedon posts across social media

“Meteorologist’s low, Weather Date one-two-two-seven point two-zero-two-four….” I’ve received a lot of questions about the chance for snow along the Gulf Coast during the next few weeks given a shot for cold. The short answer…

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12/26/24 6p Update: Severe weather possible Saturday for the region, tornadoes a concern

Last night we had a pretty stout system swing through the Pacific Northwest that produced wind gusts up to 60mph at times (not from thunderstorms, just the regular wind), and knocked down trees and power…

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Seasonably chilly few days heading toward Christmas: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 12/18/24

A cold front currently moving through thhe area. It is a pretty thin band of rain, but it is there. We may even have a few rumbles of thunder. Behind the front, cooler air settles…

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Mild few days, then cooler this weekend: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 12/17/24

Expect warm, humid conditions today. There are a few showers north of I-20 this morning, and we may see a few patches of rain here and there – as well as some fog. While this…

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Mild few days before more cooler air returns: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 12/16/24

Quite warm out there today. Temperatures are running about 5 to 15 degrees above normal. By this evening, an approaching front will begin to stall out nearby, bringing an increasing chance of showers and a…

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Christmas Weather History of Southern MS/AL/LA

I can hear some of you now: “Oh boy. Here Nick goes again!” Guilty as charged! I went down a bit of a rabbit hole this morning trying to shake out some of the Christmas…

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