Tuesday weather update.

A very moist and unstable airmass continues to hang over south Mississippi and that will lead to a good chance for more showers and thunderstorms today and Wednesday. Some of the rain could be heavy at times. As we head into the latter portions of the week into the weekend our rain chances may come down a bit but conditions will continue to be muggy with highs in the 90s and lows in the 70s.

Rex

Flash flooding possible today.

Heavy rain over the weekend has left the ground very saturated in the Pine Belt and more heavy downpours are in the forecast for today. The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a Flash Flood Watch that will begin at noon today and last into the evening hours. No severe weather is forecast but the heavy downpours could cotain a thunderstorm or two. Rain chances will remain rather high for the rest of the week. Highs will be in the 90s and lows in the 70s.

Rex

Friday Weather Update.

We have a rather good chance for mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms today and Saturday as the atmosphere remains hot and moist. Highs today into next week will be in the 90s and lows in the 70s.

We are tracking a tropical disturbance that is approaching the eastern Caribbean that will bear watching closely as it moves west over the next week as there are some indications that it could strengthen into a tropical cyclone.

Rex

Hot and humid weather to continue.

Hot and humid weather will continue for the Pine Belt for the rest of the week and into the weekend. There is a 40% chance for an afternoon or early evening shower or thunderstorm each day with highs in the 90s and lows in the 70s. By the middle of next week we may see high pressure strengthen over the deep south and that could send our temps soaring into the upper 90s and decreasing our chances for showers and thunderstorms.

As far as the tropics are concerned, we are are watching several tropical waves cross the Atlantic and these will bear watching for development over the next week to ten days.

Tropical Storms Bret and Cindy are moving northeast in the cooler waters of the Atlantic and will eventually dissipate and never have any impact on the U.S. mainland.

Rex

Wednesday weather update.

It appears that our chances for afternoon and early evening showers and thunderstorms will be better than previously thought. We will go with a 40% chance today through Sunday. Highs will continue to be in the 90s and lows in the 70s. A return to possibly drier and hotter weather is possible early next week.

Rex

It will be hotter and dryer to our north

While hot and dry weather will dominate much of the southeast, we could see some relief in the way of afternoon storms. Rain chances will increase as we work towards the weekend. The heat culprit is a dome of high pressure that will sit to our north. We will be on the edge of that dome, which should keep conditions here fairly seasonable

Tropical Storm Bret continues to move away from the U.S. mainland and poses no threat.

Nick

Drier weather to return to the Pine Belt for the next few days.

High pressure is forecast to rebuild over the deep south for the next few days and that will lead to a couple of rain free but hot days and warm and muggy nights. As we head into the latter part of the week into the weekend we will see some increase in our chances for afternoon and early evening showers and thunderstorms but highs will remain in the 90s and lows in the 70s.

Tropical Storm Bret continues to move away from the U.S. mainland and poses no threat to Mississippi.

Rex