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Today: High of 52 and increasing clouds throughout the day; winds at 5mph from southwest
Tonight: Low of 33 and mostly cloudy; Calm to winds being 5mph from the south
~Jackson, MS
Currently
Another lovely day starting off for us with plenty of sunshine early morning if you are just waking up for work. As forecasted, temperatures drop to the lower 20s last night making for a very cold night along with clear skies. Today, we are still maintaining clear skies but as we go throughout the afternoon we will start to see some mid-level clouds consisting of some passing alto-cumulus clouds to stratus clouds throughout the afternoon. These clouds will continue to hang about ahead of our next rain-maker.
What's Happening Atmospherically
High pressure is centered here in the south and this is what is keeping weather dry but rather cold here in the southern region due to bringing the cold air from the north. For today though, we will see a much warmer airmass today and temperatures will be a bit warmer. Along with this change will be the increase of clouds. Right now, we are mostly sunny but we have a large stratus deck of clouds to the west of us all located within the LA, AR, OK, and TX region and so we'll see an increase in cloud coverage essentially throughout the whole day. Now, there will be some moisture that will be squeezed from this stratus deck of clouds and some areas will receive some light precipitation tonight. However, the chances for light showers in our is slight and will most likely occur west of the MS river into states such as LA and AR.
Wednesday's outlook
Our next good chance for rain will come on Wednesday along with heavy rain and isolated strong storms. Models are in good agreement in saying the rain should begin around evening of Wednesday. These showers will include heavy rain we could get up to possibly anywhere from three quarters to an inch of rain as this rain system continue on to Thursday. There will also be a chance to see some isolated thunderstorms from this as this upper level disturbance moves across the area interacting with a a bit of a warm front. The National Weather Service (NWS) has already put out a hazardous weather outlook for southeast and central counties. I'm forecasting highs tomorrow to be warmer than today in the lower 60s. So, a good day to enjoy for the most part before the rain gets here.
The widespread heavy rain and storms will continue throughout Wednesday and into the early mornings of Thursday. Lows for Wednesday will only be in the 50s as this warm front will keep temperatures up. Light rain should continue as you wake up for work again Thursday morning and will hang about until Thursday afternoon. Usually temperatures are cooler after fronts but since we have a warm front passing through, temperatures will actually be warmer. We could actually see temperatures near 70 degrees again in some areas.
New Year's Forecast
Looks like we are going to end the 2010 year off being wet and having some severe storms for those staying around the Jackson area and pretty much anywhere in Mississippi for New Year's day. A surface low will slowly start to form out in the central plains and as it starts to push through the area on Friday, we will see an interaction with a southwest flow feeding it warm moisture and giving it some instability. This could certainly put a damper on festivities for Friday night along the yearly fireworks display from the general public. Continue to keep it here as I will certainly have more details about this severe weather. Enjoy these last few days of 2010 and God bless!
Once there you will have to download the file which is safe to do.
Today: High of 52 and increasing clouds throughout the day; winds at 5mph from southwest
Tonight: Low of 33 and mostly cloudy; Calm to winds being 5mph from the south
~Jackson, MS
Currently
Another lovely day starting off for us with plenty of sunshine early morning if you are just waking up for work. As forecasted, temperatures drop to the lower 20s last night making for a very cold night along with clear skies. Today, we are still maintaining clear skies but as we go throughout the afternoon we will start to see some mid-level clouds consisting of some passing alto-cumulus clouds to stratus clouds throughout the afternoon. These clouds will continue to hang about ahead of our next rain-maker.
What's Happening Atmospherically
High pressure is centered here in the south and this is what is keeping weather dry but rather cold here in the southern region due to bringing the cold air from the north. For today though, we will see a much warmer airmass today and temperatures will be a bit warmer. Along with this change will be the increase of clouds. Right now, we are mostly sunny but we have a large stratus deck of clouds to the west of us all located within the LA, AR, OK, and TX region and so we'll see an increase in cloud coverage essentially throughout the whole day. Now, there will be some moisture that will be squeezed from this stratus deck of clouds and some areas will receive some light precipitation tonight. However, the chances for light showers in our is slight and will most likely occur west of the MS river into states such as LA and AR.
Wednesday's outlook
Our next good chance for rain will come on Wednesday along with heavy rain and isolated strong storms. Models are in good agreement in saying the rain should begin around evening of Wednesday. These showers will include heavy rain we could get up to possibly anywhere from three quarters to an inch of rain as this rain system continue on to Thursday. There will also be a chance to see some isolated thunderstorms from this as this upper level disturbance moves across the area interacting with a a bit of a warm front. The National Weather Service (NWS) has already put out a hazardous weather outlook for southeast and central counties. I'm forecasting highs tomorrow to be warmer than today in the lower 60s. So, a good day to enjoy for the most part before the rain gets here.
The widespread heavy rain and storms will continue throughout Wednesday and into the early mornings of Thursday. Lows for Wednesday will only be in the 50s as this warm front will keep temperatures up. Light rain should continue as you wake up for work again Thursday morning and will hang about until Thursday afternoon. Usually temperatures are cooler after fronts but since we have a warm front passing through, temperatures will actually be warmer. We could actually see temperatures near 70 degrees again in some areas.
New Year's Forecast
Looks like we are going to end the 2010 year off being wet and having some severe storms for those staying around the Jackson area and pretty much anywhere in Mississippi for New Year's day. A surface low will slowly start to form out in the central plains and as it starts to push through the area on Friday, we will see an interaction with a southwest flow feeding it warm moisture and giving it some instability. This could certainly put a damper on festivities for Friday night along the yearly fireworks display from the general public. Continue to keep it here as I will certainly have more details about this severe weather. Enjoy these last few days of 2010 and God bless!
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