We have a reasonably active weather pattern in place during the next week. Despite no “Big weathermakers” swinging through, there is plenty to talk about. As we move into tonight and Tuesday, a dry cold…
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9/1/24 Labor Day Forecast for MS/LA/AL
Happy Labor Day Weekend folks! For those of you living closer to the coast, there was plenty of rain across much of the area the past couple of days keeping things cool but soggy. We’ll…
8/31/24 – Tropical Rumblings Update
I want to offer a brief look at some of the riff-raff in the Tropics. The National Hurricane Center is now watching three areas in the Atlantic. Only one area – a wave in the…
More storms today, with more through the holiday weekend: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 8/29/24
We did pretty well yesterday with the showers and storms that developed. I wasn’t expecting storms to be quite as robust. And I think we may do it again today. Yesterday, most of the storms…
Hot and generally dry with a better shot for rain this weekend: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 8/28/24
Today and tonight, a high-pressure system over the Mississippi Valley and a surface ridge extending from the southern Appalachians will keep temperatures warm across our region. Fire danger remains “Limited” due to dry conditions. There…
8/25/24 Weekly Outlook for South MS/AL/LA
You may have noticed that we’ve had some puffy cumulus clouds out this afternoon. Some of them were able to turn into some isolated thunderstorms towards the MS/LA coastline and are moving due West. The…
Dry and Hot! Get it Dry and Hot! Right Here! – Weekend Forecast 8/24/24
Statistically speaking, August and September are our driest months of the year, so it’s not a big surprise that we’re not getting any rain. However, due to a strong overarching surface and upper level ridge,…
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Still hot and dry, with very little rain in sight: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 8/22/24
Today through tonight, the primary concern is the continued dry weather and increased fire danger due to a strong subtropical high moving across the Southern Plains and a weakening upper-level trough over the eastern U.S.…
Hot & Dry! With a few isolated storms possible: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 8/21/24
Today and tonight, the main concern is dry conditions leading to heightened fire weather danger, as a strong subtropical high moves eastward. Relative humidity (RH) values will drop to near critical levels, accompanied by occasional…
Drier weather holds on through tomorrow, then isolated showers and storms return: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 8/20/24
We have a relatively dry NW flow in place. That means any risk for afternoon storms should be pretty limited. And the risk for extremely hot temperatures should also be held in check – mostly.…