The Storm Prediction Center has shifted the main threat for severe weather to the north of the area for today. So while showers and storms will be possible, it does look like things should stay below severe limits for the most part.
That said, we are still under a Marginal Risk across parts of eastern Mississippi and southwestern Alabama. That is a “1” on the 1-to-5 scale where “5” is the highest risk for the most significant severe weather. A “1” suggests the chance for one or two storms with some gusty wind and small hail.
Beyond today, it looks like we will hold on to rain in the forecast for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Rainfall shouldn’t be too crazy, but there may be some brief localized flooding possible by Friday some some of the heavier showers once the ground is good and saturated.
Once we get through the rain, it looks like we have a cooler weekend in store with overnight lows back to around the freezing mark for some folks.
The toughest part about this quick shot of cold is that a lot of the plants are already budding out in many spots, and this may anger some of the flowers. It should be a quick shot of chilly, though, as it looks like we warm things back up as we move into next week. So one or two nights of covering any tender vegetation, and they should be okay.
Day to Day Forecast
Today
Mostly cloudy with a chance for showers and storms. Breezy. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west this afternoon. Gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 60-percent.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. Much cooler. Lows in the lower 50s.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and a few rumbles of thunder. Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Tuesday Night
Cloudy with more rain possible. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 80-percent.
Wednesday
Cloudy with more rain. Again. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 70-percent.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 30-percent chance of rain. Lows in the lower 50s.
Thursday
Clearing skies that turn mostly sunny by afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Lows in the mid 50s.
Friday
Cloudy with more rain possible. Seriously. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40-percent.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy with some lingering showers possible before midnight. Cooler with lows in the mid 30s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Saturday
Sunny. Much cooler with highs in the lower 50s.
Saturday Night
Clear. Lows around 30.
Sunday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
