We’re no stranger to the heat and humidity that starts up this time of year as the active weather slows down. Temperatures will reach the low 90s with a few clouds popping up during the afternoon into the evening. Sunday won’t look too different with temperatures only dropping to the mid-70s overnight and the mid 90s during the day. Heat indices will reach the mid to upper 90s with some cumulus clouds and an isolated storm or two.
Overnight into Monday, there is a stalling low pressure system to our north in the Ohio River Valley that will dump a ton of rain in areas of the Heartland. We’ll get a bit of that rain as the cold front moves through in the early morning. Areas of north and central Mississippi are under a slight and marginal risk for severe thunderstorms including lightning, hail, and wind gusts up to 60 mph. Most of the storms look to dissipate over areas of the Pinebelt due to an eastern Gulf ridge, but we’ll see some of that rain and maybe even some gusty winds and lightning in the early morning hours.
After this MCS passes, the cold front will take its sweet time moving out of the Deep South which means another sweltering day for us on Memorial Day. We’ll see highs in the mid 90s with heat indices reaching the upper 90s to even 100 for areas between the Louisiana/Mississippi border. In the nighttime, we’ll see winds shift east as the cold front moves out and the Canadian Shield high begins to preside over us. This will keep us dry and keep the heat index down as we go later into the week, but I’ll give you the weekly rundown… tomorrow!
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Regional Day-to-Day Forecast
This Afternoon – Mostly sunny, with a high in the low 90s. Heat index values as high as 99. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight – Partly cloudy, with a low in the low 70s. South wind around 5 mph.
Sunday – Patchy fog before sunrise. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high in the mid 90s. Heat index values as high as 99. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night – Partly cloudy, with a low in the mid 70s. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Memorial Day – A 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms before sunrise. Mostly sunny, with a high in the mid 90s with heat indices reaching 100. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night – A 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 70. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday – Sunny, with a high in the low 90s. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night – Partly cloudy, with a low in the mid 60s. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday – Mostly sunny, with a high in the low 90s. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night – Partly cloudy, with a low in the mid 60s.
Thursday – Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Thursday Night – Partly cloudy, with a low in the mid 60s.
Friday – Sunny, with a high in the low 90s.
