Dry again, with a few storms possible this weekend: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 8/31/23

Author: || Published: 8/31/2023 at 6:11am

It should be drier again today. In fact, today may be an almost carbon-copy of yesterday.

Morning temperatures
Afternoon temperatures

And that gets me thinking – how many people even know what a “Carbon copy” is anymore? And why it is even a saying?

Anyway. no real “good” shot for rain today. I suppose we can’t rule out a shower or storm, but we shoudl remain pretty dry.

That starts to change on Friday when we start to return to the chance for afternoon storms driven by daytime heating and the seabreeze. It also means the return of our friend, humidity. We will hold the humidity and the chance for rain through the weekend. I wouldn’t cancel any outdoor plans, but I would keep an eye to the sky and the NickelBlock Forecasting Weather App handy!

We dry out again as we move through next week. But the evolution of the weather pattern into next week isn’t fully clear yet. Soem indications are that we dry out and warm back to around 100F while other guidance suggests drier, sure, but not quite as hot.

REGIONAL DAY TO DAY FORECAST

Today: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. North winds around 5 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy with a few storm possible. Lows in the lower 70s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Friday: Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms possible. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds around 5 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny with storms possible. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.

Sunday: Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.

Labor Day: Sunny with a few storms possible. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Monday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.

Tuesday: Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.

Wednesday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.


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Nick Lilja

Nick is former television meteorologist with stints in Amarillo and Hattiesburg. During his time in Hattiesburg, he was also an adjunct professor at the University of Southern Mississippi. He is a graduate of both Oregon State and Syracuse University that now calls Houston home. Now that he is retired from TV, he maintains this blog in his spare time.

One thought on “Dry again, with a few storms possible this weekend: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 8/31/23”

  1. Carbon Copy … when carbon paper was used to make a duplicate when writing a document such as a receipt. Term used when making an exact copy. As far as next week’s (possibly longer) forecast, there’s another term … Indian Summer. Might be a little early for that, though?

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