South Mississippi Forecast 8/17/21

Just a quick breakdown of the forecast this morning. There are a lot of moving parts, but none of them will have much impact on South Mississippi.

According to the latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center: Tropical Depression Fred is moving NE away from the area. Tropical Storm Grace looks to move west toward Mexico. Tropical Storm Henri is doing a loopty-loo in the Atlantic and staying out to sea.

Outside of that, typical August weather continues for the Pine Belt. Hot. Humid. Afternoon storms here and there.



Day-to-Day Forecast

Today
Partly cloudy with a 30-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Heat Index values around 100.

Tonight
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.

Wednesday
Passing clouds with a 40-percent chance for afternoon storms. Highs in the lower 90s. Heat Index values up to 103.

Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.

Thursday
Mostly cloudy with a 50-percent chance for storms. Highs in the lower 90s.

Thursday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.

Friday
Mostly sunny with a 30-percent chance for storms. Highs in the lower 90s.

Friday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.

Saturday
Partly cloudy with a 30-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s.

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

Sunday
Sunny with a 20-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s.

Sunday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.

Monday
Sunny with a 30-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 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.