Today's forecast:
Jackson, MS-------High 53 Low 35
Starkville, MS-----High 47 Low 34
Meridian, MS------High 52 Low 36
Vicksburg, MS-----High 49 Low 32
Greenwood, MS----High 47 Low 31
Tupelo, MS--------High 45 Low 31
Hattiesburg, MS---High 56 Low 36
Pascagoula, MS----High 65 Low 40
~Jackson, MS
Currently~as of 6:45a.m.
A wet and rainy start to your Tuesday morning. It has rain for nearly the whole period of Tuesday morning and we have receive alot of it. We have already received just under an inch of rain here alone in the Jackson area. At this current moment, most of the northern counties are still under heavy rainfall while a little portion of the southeast have started to slack off from it. Low temperatures did not fall very much last night due to heavy c
loud cover. Actually, our temperatures will be decreasing slowly today and so we will already have had our high for today which occurred sometime overnight. Nearly close to an inch of rain in rainfall total, yet we are not quite done yet for the day.What's Happening Atmospherically
The upper level low which is the cause for the current weather conditions is moving slowly but due northeast. Like I stated previously we have received much precipitation and much more is expected today.QPF (Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts) forecasts about a half an inch of rain still to fall today and even more in the northern half of Mississippi. According to Short Range Forecast, by 00z (7:00p.m.) the upper level low should be in the lower half of Alabama. So, by then some of the rain will have departed from south MS. Also, the Jackson area and everything below Interstate 20 will start to decrease in rain as well. By then we will be in the dry slot behind this upper level low and this will also help to explain declining temperatures as I stated earlier.
Close to midnight we were at 53 degrees and like normal your temperatures drop due to the surface losing heat and cooling. Also, like normal as the sun rises temperatures rises as well but we'll see an opposite effect as temperatures decline steadly throughout the afternoon due to cold air behind this upper level low which will help to lower temperatures especially here in Jackson. You also have other factors such as cloud cover for most of the day limited increase. Now, along the coast temperatures will stay warm and even rise into the 60s due to the warm air off the coast. For areas farther out from the coast though, we will have declining temperatures today. Again this will be overshadowed due to rain for most of the day.
By late this evening a
nd into tonight, rain should start to push off from central Mississippi leaving the northern half of Mississippi with persisting rain. Since the northern half will still have some moisture, there is a possibility of rain mixing to snow late Tuesday night. The very northern portion of Mississipi will have a better chance of snow than any other area in Mississippi. It includes areas anywhere from Tupelo and up. The farther down you are in Mississippi, chances and possibility decrease drastically. Temperatures will cool especially at higher levels in the atmosphere. However, even with the changeover I'm not looking for any accumulations to occur in Jackson. Chances for snow is very limited and if it does happen it will occur for a short period before daybreak on Wednesday. If snow chances increase, I'll be sure to update.By Wednesday, this upper level low will completely have made its way out of our region with high pressure moving back into the forecast. Though we've alread
y receive alot of rain this morning, we are still in the midst of a drought. The reason for this is because La Nina has kept storms and most of their precipitation in the north, leaving the South drier than normal. La Nina is defined as unusually cold ocean temperatures in the Pacific compared to El Nino which is the opposite. Its relevance here is that it keeps our winter warmer than normal and has kept us drier than normal by having most of rainfall occur up north. The places that have been affected the hardest are Texas and Florida. So, that is why the rain we are getting now is so important even though it may seemed a little much.Today
Still lots of rain to fall with an amount close to under half an inch to fall today. Rain will slowly get lighter by then end of the afternoon. Temperatures will hover around the 40s in Jackson for the most part and decline through the afternoon. Weather conditions won't change much as we will continue to be under cloudy gray skies with winds out of the northwest at 10 mph.
Tonight
The bulk of the r
ain will have cleared away for us leaving only the northern half to contend with lingering showers. Chances of mixing snow here is very slim with surface lows being too warm to have any snow stick to the ground especially here in Jackson. Top northern of MS could see possible snow sticking to the ground with a greater better of snow the further you head north.Lows are going to be in the mid to lower 30s. Northwest winds still at 10 mph with cloudy skies clearing out some overnight. Northern half of Mississippi will still be under alot of cloud cover.
Wednesday's outlook
We will start the day off bright and sunny with clear conditions. Temperatures will struggle to rise with cold air in place. We'll mostly stay in the 40s once again, but after Wednesday temperatures will continue to increase throughout the week.
I'll tell you more about this warming trend tomorrow. Thanks for stopping by to view your Face of the Sky forecast. Despite the rain, go out and enjoy the day for this is the day that the Lord has made! God bless!
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