Today we can expect “feels like” temperatures to break 105 degrees in many locations in our region today, and scattered afternoon and evening showers to pop up around the area. A thunderstorm or two cannot…
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07/04/25 Local Forecast – Freedom From Rain Today; Wetter Next Week
It’s an Independence Day miracle! It seems like we will have nearly completely dry conditions throughout the Pine Belt today. A high pressure to our north and a ridge to our west are keeping the…
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06/24/25 Local Outlook – Dryer Conditions This Week; More Unsettled Friday and This Weekend
The ridge, or “heat dome”, that is currently plaguing the East Coast with record high temperatures is having a different effect for now in southern Mississippi. It is likely that, in any given location this…
06/17/25 Local Forecast – Rainy Today; Unsettled and Hot For Juneteenth
Temperatures today will be seasonably cool, with many areas struggling to hit 90 degrees. A moderate trough to our northwest, attached to a low pressure, is advecting moisture from the Gulf, increasing the probability of…
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06/13/25 – Troughing; Low Pressure Dashes Hopes of a Rain-Free Weekend
It seems often times that in June in this part of the country, it isn’t prudent to forecast days that it will rain. It is instead more useful to try to pick out the days…
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06/03/2025 Local Forecast – Classic summer setup; Chance of thunder, otherwise hot, sunny, and muggy
While summer technically doesn’t start for another 17 days, us meteorologists have coined a term called “meteorological summer”, which if you ask me is a lot easier to keep track of. Meteorological summer is merely…
05/27/25 Local Forecast – Severe Potential Continues
Another round of thunderstorms, containing damaging winds, heavy rain, and frequent lightning, will move through central Mississippi this morning. Strong to locally severe thunderstorms will be a threat for the rest of the week. Temperatures…
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Local Forecast for Southern MS/AL/LA – 8/13/24: Hot as we head towards the weekend, with slight chance for showers developing.
Happy Tuesday! The same weather pattern is expected for tomorrow, with high temperatures and little chance of rain. The chance for a cold front moving through this weekend remains, but it is still possible, with…
Local Forecast for Southern MS/AL/LA – 8/12/24: Hot start to the week, with a chance for cooler weather soon.
Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a safe weekend! We have more heat to start our week off, with highs in the upper 90s and heat indices in the 100s as dry conditions rule our…
Local Forecast for Southern MS/AL/LA – 8/6/24: Dry through the work week with plenty of heat.
Happy Tuesday! It was a hot one today, with heat indices ranging around 110F for our area, and it will stay that way over the next couple of days. Rain chances continue to dwindle as…
