With heavy rain coming next week, areas in the northern Pinebelt may have a chance at a Loch Ness monster sighting! They are very rare especially in North America, however if conditions are right especially if there is fog over the lake, you may catch the silhouette of one if you’re lucky!
Okay, I had to since it’s April Fool’s Day! Anyways, here’s the real forecast.
Today we’ll see a little bit of rain in the morning clear out by the afternoon with temperatures climbing into the 80’s and clearer skies. Sunday will be a bit milder compared to the rest of the week with the last of the rain moving out by today. However, overnight into Monday, we’ll have a shortwave trough pushing more rain into the Northern and Central parts of Mississippi with some heavy rain possible in the Pinebelt. Depending on your location, the rain could be up to 3 inches per hour as the storms move through during overnight hours into the daytime. Tuesday will be our driest day with us being in between two low pressure systems.
As we move into Wednesday, a closed low pressure system moving from the Plains up to the Great Lakes will bring in another shot of rain and even some possible severe weather. Like we had last weekend, the front will stall over us again bringing more rain throughout most of Easter weekend. Temperatures will stay around the 70’s to 80’s until the front finally pushes through near the end of the weekend.
Regional Day-to-Day Forecast
Today – Scattered showers in the morning. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Winds west at 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight – Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Winds North Northwest at 5 mph.
Sunday – A mix of clouds and sun with a high near 77. Winds East Northeast at 5 to 10 mph shifting southeast.
Sunday Night – A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after overnight. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Winds South Southeast around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday – Showers and thunderstorms possible. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night – Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Winds South at 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday – Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Winds South at 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night – Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Winds South around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday – Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Winds South around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night – Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Winds North at 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday – Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 73. Winds Northeast at 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night – Showers and thunderstorms possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Winds East Northeast at 5 to 10 mph.
Friday – Showers and thunderstorms possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Winds North at 5 mph.
