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Today's forecast:
Jackson, MS-------High 31 Low 29
Starkville, MS-----High 34 Low 29
Meridian, MS------High 36 Low 31
Vicksburg, MS-----High 31 Low 27
Greenwood, MS----High 34 Low 27
Tupelo, MS--------High 38 Low 29
Hattiesburg, MS---High 34 Low 34
Pascagoula, MS----High 38 Low 36
~Jackson, MS
Currently~as of 6:10a.m.
Oh what a winter it has c

In other news, Australia was hit with a Category 4 Cyclone this morning. Yasi, the Cyclone name, had winds of up to 155mph when it hit falling 5mph short of being a Category 5. However, Yasi is currently one of Australia's top ten strongest storms to hit since 1970.
Luckily, here we are not experiencing anything near a blizzard or cyclone for that matter. Nonetheless, we are still having cold temperatures here in the south and these cold temperatures will lead to rough and icy conditions later today.
What's Happening Atmospherically

Right now, we are under alot of high clouds and moisture as we have a closed low pressure system that is bringing some precipitation to southern portion of MS. A very complex forecast today as the precipitation will lead to more of a wintry mix. In the Jackson and surrounding area, we will mostly just see dense and heavy cloud coverage between this morning and early afternoon. As a surface low pressure system emerges from the south, it will push precipitation further north and we will start to have some type of moisture by mid to late afternoon hours or close to around dinner time. Also, we have a trough to our west that contains a shallow pocket of cold air. The combination of moisture and this cold air will give us our ice event. Very briefly we will start with rain but most of the period will mostly be made up of freezing rain. Temperatures will hover around the freezing mark thus allowing for freezing precips. Some areas will see some small flurries out of this but mostly this will be an ice event as the upper atmosphere will be limited and dry to produce any amount of significant snow.

In the Jackson area, about an half an inch of ice and sleet are expecting to accumulate throughout the period of Thursday evening into Friday morning. This will certainly make traveling very dangerous, so plea

As temperatures warm up Friday morning, the wintry mix will mostly turn to rain. I don't mean to harp on these conditions, but traveling carefully tomorrow will be necessary with the combination of ice and rain all together. Rain should persist throughout the majority of the day. It should start to slack by the evening hours and will be entirely gone Saturday morning as high pressure sets back in.

Rain should begin to push into the Jackson area by mid to late afternoon hour and we will start off with freezing rain. This should last throughout Thursday night and into Friday. A mostly cloudy day with highs in the lower 30s. Winds from the northwest between 5-10 mph will make the air around us feel more like in the 20s(wind chill).
Tonight
Another cold night with freezing rain for the majority of it. An accumulation of about an 1/2 inch of ice is forecasted. Freezing rain and sleet should continue throughout the night and end Friday morning. Lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s.
Friday's outlook
Wintry mix will be done by the time you head to work, but rain will still be in the forecast. Again, travel cautiously as lingering showers will progress throughout the day. Highs only in the upper 30s.
Long-term
After Saturday, we will get some time to recover from all the rain and wintry mix as the weekend looks to be rain-free. On Sunday, we actually could be back around our normal in the 50s. Next week, more arctic air will pour in. Monday night will be very cold. We could see temperatures in the teens! Also, next Wednesday looks pretty interesting considering we may have a good chance of snow here.
I'll continue to monitor that system, so be sure to stay tuned to my weather blog. What a winter! Stay warm, be safe, and God bless!
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