Storms Clearing Out, Warm-up ahead Next Week – Weekend Forecast MS/AL/LA 5/18/24

Precipitation type showing storms moving out of the coast this morning. Note the on near Memphis as it moves southeast //Courtesy: Pivotal Weather

After a few days of fairly scary weather with some instances of tornadoes and straightline winds, we’ll see some relief coming soon! We’ll also see temperatures look more summer-like as we move towards the middle of the week.

First off, the stationary front we’ve been dealing with for the past couple of days is finally moving out to our east. Areas of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida will see a good bit of rain and thunderstorms before this thing finally moves to sea. At the same time, there is a small MCS in the Memphis area that will move southeast into central Alabama and even some parts of east central Mississippi. This looks to evolve a bit and gain some traction as it comes in during the evening.

The aforementioned MCS in Alabama from the HRRR model. //Courtesy: Pivotal Weather

Temperatures will reach the low to mid 80s today and into the mid 60s tonight. Clouds will start to clear out by sunset. Tomorrow, we’ll have some areas of dense fog in the morning to start our day off with sunny skies for the rest of the day. We may see some cumulus clouds develop into the evening hours with north winds and the sea breeze colliding. Temperatures will reach up to 90 degrees during the day and into the upper 60s at night.

Surface analysis for Monday. We’ll have a mid-Atlantic ridge hold us down for the next few days. //Courtesy: WPC

By Monday, the surface high will move in to the southeast keeping rain chances away for the next few days. We’ll have southeast winds pulling in and temperatures reaching the low 90s and into the upper 60s/low 70s overnight.


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Regional Day-to-Day Forecast

Today – A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high in the mid 80s. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Tonight – Mostly clear, with a low in the mid 60s. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Sunday – Patchy dense fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night – Mostly clear, with a low in the mid 60s. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Monday – Sunny, with a high in the low 90s. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph.

Monday Night – Mostly clear, with a low in the mid 60s. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Tuesday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Light southeast wind becoming south southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night – Partly cloudy, with a low in the upper 60s. South wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday – Mostly sunny, with a high in the upper 80s/low 90s. Light south southeast wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Wednesday Night – Mostly cloudy, with a low in the upper 60s.

Thursday – Partly sunny, with a high in the upper 80s/low 90s.

Thursday Night – Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.

Friday – A 30 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high in the upper 80s/low 90s.



Author of the article:


Noah Gower

Meteorologist residing in Hattiesburg, MS. Loves skateboarding, bass guitar/music, and a good motorcycle ride. Currently working as an AV Tech.