More storms today, with more through the holiday weekend: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 8/29/24

We did pretty well yesterday with the showers and storms that developed. I wasn’t expecting storms to be quite as robust. And I think we may do it again today. Yesterday, most of the storms…

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Hot and generally dry with a better shot for rain this weekend: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 8/28/24

Today and tonight, a high-pressure system over the Mississippi Valley and a surface ridge extending from the southern Appalachians will keep temperatures warm across our region. Fire danger remains “Limited” due to dry conditions. There…

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8/25/24 Weekly Outlook for South MS/AL/LA

You may have noticed that we’ve had some puffy cumulus clouds out this afternoon. Some of them were able to turn into some isolated thunderstorms towards the MS/LA coastline and are moving due West. The…

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Dry and Hot! Get it Dry and Hot! Right Here! – Weekend Forecast 8/24/24

Statistically speaking, August and September are our driest months of the year, so it’s not a big surprise that we’re not getting any rain. However, due to a strong overarching surface and upper level ridge,…

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Still hot and dry, with very little rain in sight: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 8/22/24

Today through tonight, the primary concern is the continued dry weather and increased fire danger due to a strong subtropical high moving across the Southern Plains and a weakening upper-level trough over the eastern U.S.…

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Hot & Dry! With a few isolated storms possible: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 8/21/24

Today and tonight, the main concern is dry conditions leading to heightened fire weather danger, as a strong subtropical high moves eastward. Relative humidity (RH) values will drop to near critical levels, accompanied by occasional…

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Drier weather holds on through tomorrow, then isolated showers and storms return: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 8/20/24

We have a relatively dry NW flow in place. That means any risk for afternoon storms should be pretty limited. And the risk for extremely hot temperatures should also be held in check – mostly.…

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Time for the Dry-off! But not without some Storms – Weekly Outlook for Southern MS/LA/AL 8/18/24

We’re in for some scattered storms tonight which could be strong to severe. The SPC has kept the slight risk and expanded it further south towards the Pinebelt. Looking at the recent models, the MCS…

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Local forecast for 8/17/24: Above-average temperatures and scattered showers are expected this afternoon

Happy Saturday! I hope that you have had a great week. Looking at the general weather setup for the region, I am expecting hot and humid temperatures to continue through the weekend. Air temperatures are…

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8/17/24 Weekend Forecast for South MS/LA/AL – Strong Storms, at This Time of Year?

Okay, so that might’ve been a bit clickbait-y but it’s not untrue. With all of the humidity we’ve felt and rain that has been a nice relief from the insane heat this August, we’re going…

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