RAIN & STORMS AT TIMES TODAY; UNSETTLED PATTERN INTO NEXT WEEK… Showers and thunderstorms will be possible at times on this Friday, particularly in the afternoon and evening hours. High temperatures will be in the mid-80s across the region again today. Saturday has trended drier ahead of what could be an extended streak of unsettled weather from Sunday into the latter half of the upcoming week when multiple rounds of rain and storms will be possible. Severe storms could be a possibility at some points next week around Tuesday or Wednesday. We note the Storm Prediction Center has included much of Mississippi in their Level 2 (out of 5) severe weather risk valid for Sunday. A few more Friday forecast details are below.
SCATTERED STORMS AROUND THIS EVENING… A passing frontal boundary will spark off scattered showers and thunderstorms across the region at times today. The greatest rain chance will happen in the afternoon and evening hours in the peak diurnal heating of the day. We’ll call it a 30-40% chance of showers and storms this afternoon. Widespread severe weather is not expected today, but you may hear some loud thunder at times if you happen to be near one of the storms. High temperatures this afternoon will be in the mid-80s.
MOSTLY CLOUDY ON SATURDAY… We get a break from the organized rain on Saturday. Mostly cloudy skies will persist throughout the day and rain chances will be quite low (0-10% chance overall). I cannot completely rule out one or two showers popping up in the heat of the day Saturday, but the odds of your particular location getting wet are very, very low. Highs on Saturday will be in the mid-80s.
SHOWERS & STORMS AT TIMES ON SUNDAY INTO MONDAY… We are set to get back into a pattern where we have multiple waves of rain and storms every day or two starting on Sunday in the P.M. hours. Note that model guidance sometimes has a tough time handling these quick-hitting systems, thus forecast confidence going into next week may be a bit lower than usual. Rain and storms will again become likely Sunday evening into Monday morning ahead of more waves of showers and storms into next week. We will be monitoring trends this weekend to see if/when severe storms will be possible.
SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE TO OUR WEST ON MONDAY… The Storm Prediction Center has included much of Mississippi and extreme western parts of Alabama near the AL/MS state line in their Level 2 (out of 5) slight severe weather risk valid for Sunday. This means that scattered severe storms may happen just to our west and northwest on Sunday. If you’re traveling to Mississippi on Sunday, please be aware of the potential for strong to severe storms, including tornadoes.
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