Ridge eases west, heat eases back, new piece of atmospheric spin enters Gulf — what could go wrong? Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 6/25/22

Happy Saturday, I think. We’ve got a few things happening in the Weather Department that may catch your attention this morning.

Potential temperatures today // courtesy: Pivotal Weather
Ridge shifts west mid-week next week // Courtesy: Pivotal Weather
Tropics becoming more active // Courtesy: nhc.noaa.gov

From heat today (left), to a short-term pattern shift (middle) to the tropics becoming more active (right), there is plenty to talk about.

And boy, let me tell you, my interns have opinions! And a full look at the forecast, too…



Zone Specific Forecast

The Interns did another great job putting together forecasts for everyone. Read about your area t the link below, or read them all!

Team Green (southwest Mississippi counties) on the left
Team Orange (southeast Mississippi counties and southwest Alabama counties) in the middle
Team Blue (southeast Louisiana parishes and coastal Mississippi / Alabama) on the right

Southwest MS Forecast
Southeast MS / Southwest AL Forecast
Southeast Louisiana / Coastal MS & AL Forecast


A Brief Tropical Note

The NHC is now monitoring a new area ‘close to home’ but it looks like this may be a “Barry” type situation that I’ve been monitoring the last week. A cluster of storms on the backside of this ridge of higher pressure sinks into the Gulf, gets organized and drifts inland over Louisiana or Texas.

NHC area of interest // Map Courtesy: Bob Pack

As such, this is unlikely to be an issue for Mississippi and Alabama. And truly, unlikely to be an issue for southeastern Louisiana, either. Though, you SE Louisiana folks may see some extra rain from it.

But we will have more info about the tropics coming up a bit later this morning.



Author of the article:


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.