Monday's forecast for January 17, 2011

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MLK Day: High of 60 and mostly cloudy; winds southeast at 5-10mph

MLK Night: Low of 51 and mostly cloudy; southeast winds at 5-10mph



~Jackson, MS

Currently
A good Monday to you all and a Happy Martin Luther King Day as well. Yes, today marks the 25th federal observance of MLK birth and it gives us another opportunity to reflect on such a prominent figure who change America. Well, on this day of rememebrance we are currently looking at mild temperatures in the mid 50s. The sky is covered with clouds and they are indicative of showers later this afternoon.

What's Happening Atmospherically
Last week, we have saw the record-breaking snow especially in north Mississippi and even throughout some places up north they still have snow on the ground. Also, it was very cold last week with highs averaging around upper 30s and low 40s. This week we will start off a bit warmer as we have a small portion of warm air advection which is going to help maintain temperatures in the 50s today. We had showers on yesterday and even some light showers upon this morning. However, I don't think we are done with the rain.

The HPC's Short Range Forecast shows a warm front edging from the south later this evening and we'll get some showers later tonight from that as well some a small amount of showers from a cold front coming out from the plains on Tuesday. After Tuesday afternoon, high pressure will settle into the region giving us drier but cooler weather conditions up until Friday.

Today
Temperatures in the lower 60s despite the thick cloud coverage. We'll be mostly cloudy with winds out of the south or southeast at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight
Look for more showers tonight as conditions but not as much as Sunday. A relatively warm night for us with temperatures in the upper 40s. If your traveling tonight, be aware of dense fog conditions as conditions will be favorable for it. Clouds should continue to hang around with winds out of the southeast at 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday's outlook
Most of the rain will be out of our forecast by Tuesday afternoon. High pressure will then start to settle in giving us drier conditions. Hope you have a great day and God bless!