Ridging takes back over leaving area dry while Invest 95L churns across Atlantic: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 9/5/23

Dry weather has taken back over for the next few days. Outside of a shot for a rogue storm here or there, it looks like the area will be back underneath high pressure through the end of the week – at least.

Ridge of high pressure over New Mexico leaves area in NW flow through the end of the week // Courtesy: Pivotal Weather
Ridge breaks down a bit early next week // Courtesy: Pivotal Weather

It look slike the ridge should hold through the weekend and into next week. That means any rain we see will be tied to the seabreeze. And will likely be rather brief.

That same ridging though, should help stave off anything in the Tropics from bothering us – including Invest 95L.

Courtesy: Tropical Tidbits
Courtesy: Tropical Tidbits

And that is a good thing because model guidance shows that Invest 95L will strengthen pretty quickly to become our next named storm, Lee. And most model guidance has it as a Major Hurricane out in the open Atlantic.

But, thankfully, given the atmospheric setup, we shouldn’t be bothered by it.



TODAY’S WEATHER MAPS

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REGIONAL DAY TO DAY FORECAST

Today: Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows around 70. South winds 5 to 10 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny with a few storms possible. Highs in the mid 90s. Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

Thursday: Sunny. Can’t rule out a few storms. Highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 110. Chance for rain around 10 percent.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.

Friday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.

Saturday: Mostly sunny with a few storms possible. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.

Sunday: Sunny with a few storms possible. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.

Monday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.



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.