WEDNESDAY: Scattered showers continue across the region through the day as our next system moves through. Rainfall amounts will generally be less than inch - with highs hovering the 50s through the day. Most of the rain will exit before sunset Wednesday and fog may be quick to settle in the wake of the rain. Lows will drop into the upper 30s and lower 40s.
THURSDAY: Be ready for another round of morning fog to start off your Thursday. Expect fog to lift through late morning, but the clouds will likely remain amid a few peeks of sun here or there. Temperatures will stay seasonably cool, in the middle to upper 50s.
EXTENDED FORECAST: Another disturbance will move through Friday, offering a chance for rain. High pressure will muscle in for the weekend, bringing back quiet and mild weather. Highs will rebound into the 60s to near 70 by early next week. More rain is expected to move into the region through middle parts of next week.
Patrick Ellis
WLBT/FOX 40 First Alert Meteorologist
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January 29, 2020
January 28, 2020
Return Of The Rain Wednesday
TUESDAY: Clouds will gradually increase through the day, eventually leading up to a chance for a stray shower. Highs will be like Monday, in the lower to middle 60s. Shower chances will continue to increase overnight as another system pushes across the region.
WEDNESDAY: Rain showers will spread over the region through the day as our next system moves through. Rainfall amounts will generally be less than inch - with highs hovering the 50s through the day. Most of the rain will exit by sunset Wednesday and fog may be quick to settle in the wake of the rain. Lows will drop into the upper 30s and lower 40s.
EXTENDED FORECAST: Clouds will be commonplace through Thursday amid zones of fog to start of the day – we'll stay cool, with highs in the 50s Thursday and Friday. Another disturbance will move through Friday, offering a chance for rain. High pressure will muscle in for the weekend, bringing back quiet and mild weather. Highs will rebound into the 60s to near 70 by early next week.
Patrick Ellis
WLBT/FOX 40 First Alert Meteorologist
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January 27, 2020
Rain To Return Amid Unsettled Pattern Mid-Late Week
MONDAY: Clouds continue to slowly give way to a mix of sun and clouds for the afternoon hours. Highs will work their way into the 50s and 60s through day. We’ll trend mostly to partly clear overnight with lows, near normal, in the upper 30s and lower 40s.
TUESDAY: Zone of patchy fog will be an issue again heading into your Tuesday. Clouds will gradually increase through the day. Highs will be similar to your Monday, in the upper 50s and lower 60s. Shower chances will continue to increase overnight as another system pushes across the region.
EXTENDED FORECAST: The rest of the week will feature an unsettled feel with it, with periods of clouds and opportunities for showers. Wednesday will feature the bulk of the rain as yet another system pushes across the area. Behind that, we’ll trend cooler with highs in the 50s Thursday and Friday. Rain chances return Friday, with yet another quick moving system before a quiet and mild weekend.
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January 24, 2020
Brief Reprieve From The Rain
FRIDAY: Behind the cold front, temperatures will start off Friday in the upper 30s and lower 40s amid areas of fog. Friday should be dry, though amid a mix of sun and clouds and brisk west wind. Temperatures will try to claw their way into the 50s. Clouds continue to exit overnight as the low moves further away from the region.
WEEKEND PLANNER: High pressure briefly moves in through Saturday, bringing back sunshine and quiet weather for a spell. Highs will top out in the middle to upper 50s. Clouds will stream back in by Sunday, along with chance for scattered showers. Highs Sunday will manage the middle 50s. Most of the rain will exit by daybreak Monday.
EXTENDED FORECAST: Expect sun to mix with clouds through Monday and Tuesday as temperatures continue their upward climb toward the lower 60s. Another series of disturbances will keep the pattern unsettled into the latter part of the week – keeping opportunities for rain amid seasonable temperatures in the upper 50s and lower 60s.
Patrick Ellis
WLBT/FOX 40 First Alert Meteorologist
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January 23, 2020
Rainy Periods Continue Thursday
THURSDAY: Our next weather maker will bring up chances for rain into the region through your Thursday, as moisture quickly begins to flow behind a warm front. Highs will top out in the 50s amid the rainy periods. Quickly on the heels of the warm front, the cold front will sweep through, ushering out the rain by Friday morning. Most areas will pick up about an inch of rain with the system.
FRIDAY: Behind the cold front, temperatures will start off Friday in the upper 30s and lower 40s. Outside of a stray morning shower, the day should be dry, though amid a mix of sun and clouds and brisk west wind. Temperatures will try to claw their way into the 50s. Clouds continue to exit overnight as the low moves further away from the region.
EXTENDED FORECAST: Sunshine breaks back into the forecast for Saturday amid seasonable temperatures in the middle to upper 50s. Clouds will begin to roll back in late Saturday night into Sunday. This will be ahead of a weak disturbance that may bring in a chance for a few showers. Expect sun to mix with clouds through Monday and Tuesday as temperatures continue their upward climb into the 60s. Rain and storms return Wednesday and Thursday.
Patrick Ellis
WLBT/FOX 40 First Alert Meteorologist
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January 22, 2020
Clouds Thicken Wednesday; Rain Return Thursday
WEDNESDAY: Clouds will spill in from the west heading through the day – but being well ahead of our next weather maker, rain chances will stand near zero through the day. East breeze of 10-20 mph will keep the cooler air locked in. Highs will try to claw their way into the upper 40s and lower 50s. Eventually, clouds will yield a few showers later in the day and into Wednesday night.
THURSDAY: Our next weather maker will bring up chances for rain into the region through your Thursday, as moisture quickly begins to flow behind a warm front. Highs will top out in the 50s amid the rainy periods. Quickly on the heels of the warm front, the cold front will sweep through, ushering out the rain by Friday morning. Most areas will pick up about an inch of rain with the system.
EXTENDED FORECAST: Clouds will exit through Friday – eventually sunshine breaks back out in time for the weekend. A weak disturbance may kick up a few showers Sunday, but generally, dry weather will reign supreme. Highs through the weekend, near average, in the 50s to near 60°. Temperatures will continue to swing upward into next week, getting into middle 60s by Tuesday. Rain and storms to return by mid-week.
Patrick Ellis
WLBT/FOX 40 First Alert Meteorologist
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January 21, 2020
Brisk Sunshine Tuesday; Rain Returns Thursday
TUESDAY: Heading back to work and school – expect a bundle up type of day around central Mississippi. The slightest of breezes early Tuesday may push wind chills into the 10s to start the day. Sunshine will push highs again from the morning 20s into the 40s through the afternoon hours.
WEDNESDAY: While sunshine will be possible to start off the day – clouds wll gradually increase through the day. Our rain chances will stay near zero through the day amid the drier air still in place –highs will remain chilly, in the upper 40s and lower 50s.
EXTENDED FORECAST: Clouds will continue to be in place heading into Thursday, leading to an increase in rain chances through the day as a quick moving system moves through the area. Rainfall amounts could total upward of an inch. Rain exits by Friday morning, clouds will slowly follow suit. Sunshine returns by the weekend amid seasonable temperatures, in the 50s to near 60.
Patrick Ellis
WLBT/FOX 40 First Alert Meteorologist
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January 20, 2020
Cold Monday, Rain Returns Thursday
MONDAY: Many may have the day off for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday – enjoy the continued sunshine and for the winter lovers, enjoy the cold temperatures. Starting off with temperatures in the upper 20s and lower 30s, we’ll claw our way back to the 40s by the afternoon amid a brisk north wind. Overnight, winds slack off a little, but not completely calm, under clear skies; expect it turn cold as we drop into the lower to middle 20s.
TUESDAY: Heading back to work and school – expect a bundle up type of day around central Mississippi. The slightest of breezes early Tuesday may push wind chills into the 10s to start the day. Sunshine will push highs again from the morning 20s into the 40s through the afternoon hours.
EXTENDED FORECAST: High pressure will continues to hold firm over the region through mid-week ahead of our next weather maker that will bring another chance for rain by the week’s end. Clouds will begin to roll back in by Wednesday and Thursday, leading up to rain chances Friday. Highs will gradually warm back through the 50s to near 60 by Friday. We’ll take bit of a backstep Saturday behind a front, but we’ll stay near or just above normal through a mainly dry weekend.
RIVER STAGES
Pearl River
At Carthage: 22.4’ -> Falling
At Jackson: 34.1’ -> Near Steady
At Rockport: 34.4’ -> Slow Fall
Big Black River
At West: 17.8’ -> Falling
At Bentonia: 27.8’ -> Slow Fall
At Bovina: 38.9’ -> Steady
Steele Bayou (Landside)
91.3’ -> Rising to 92-93’– Gates ARE CLOSED
Mississippi River
At Greenville: 48.1’ -> 49.0’ JAN 26
At Vicksburg: 44.3’ -> 45.0’ JAN 28
At Natchez: 51.0’ -> 52.0’ JAN 30
Patrick Ellis
WLBT/FOX 40 First Alert Meteorologist
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January 17, 2020
Seasonable Friday; Rain Returns Saturday
FRIDAY: A seasonable day amid mostly cloudy skies and a continued north breeze. Temperatures will work their way from the morning 40s to seasonable upper 50s and lower 60s by afternoon. Clouds thicken again through late Friday and a few showers will be possible ahead of our next front due in Saturday.
WEEKEND PLANNER: Another cold front will move across the region will bring yet another round of rain to the region through Saturday. A few rumbles of thunder will be possible, but severe weather isn’t anticipated with highs in the upper 60s and lower 70s. Cooler air begins filtering in Saturday night as we drop to the 30s and sunshine looks to return Sunday amid chilly highs near 50.
EXTENDED FORECAST: A second, dry cold front will slip through the area late Sunday into Monday – ushering in a re-assuring blast of Canadian air over the region – push lows in the 20s, highs in the 40s Monday and Tuesday. Highs begin to rebound into the lower 50s Wednesday. Rain chances will begin to increase as early as Thursday, but more so heading into Friday with highs clawing back toward the 60s on the back end of the forecast.
RIVER STAGES
Pearl River
At Carthage: 23.5’ -> 24’ Friday PM
At Jackson: 33.7’ -> 35.5’ Saturday
At Rockport: 34.5’ -> Steady
Big Black River
At West: 20.8’ -> Slow Fall
At Bentonia: 28.4’ -> Steady
At Bovina: 38.7’ -> Steady
Steele Bayou (Landside)
90.1’ -> Rising to 91-92’– Gates ARE CLOSED
Mississippi River
At Greenville: 47.2’ -> 49.5’ JAN 26
At Vicksburg: 43.1’ -> 44.5’ JAN 28
At Natchez: 49’.6 -> 51.5’ JAN 30
Patrick Ellis
WLBT/FOX 40 First Alert Meteorologist
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January 16, 2020
Rain, Fog, Breezy Thursday; Cold Snap Next Week
THURSDAY: A cold front will slip through the area through the morning commute, bringing chances for showers and a few rumbles of thunder. Temperatures will be warm, in the middle to upper 60s prior to sunrise, dropping into the 50s to lower 60s behind the front amid a blustery north wind. Rain ends through midday and we’ll stay dry overnight with lows dipping into the 40s.
FRIDAY: A seasonable day amid mostly cloudy skies and a continued north breeze. Temperatures will work their way from the morning 40s to seasonable 60s by afternoon. Clouds thicken again through late Friday and a few showers will be possible ahead of our next front due in Saturday.
EXTENDED FORECAST: Our next weather maker brings another bout of rain through Saturday morning along a cold front. Ahead of the front, we’ll top out in the upper 60s to near 70. Behind that front, we turn much cooler Sunday and into early parts of next week. Highs Sunday will be in the lower to middle 50s, middle to upper 40s Monday and Tuesday amid a mix of sun and clouds. Clouds overspread again by Wednesday as highs claw their way into the lower 50s again.
RIVER STAGES
Pearl River
At Carthage: 23.6’ -> 24’ Friday PM
At Jackson: 33.1’ -> 35.5’ Saturday
At Rockport: 34.1” -> Steady
Big Black River
At West: 21.7’ -> Steady
At Bentonia: 28’ -> Steady
At Bovina: 38.3’ -> Steady
Steele Bayou (Landside)
89.61’ -> Rising – Gates ARE CLOSED
Mississippi River
At Vicksburg: 42.5’ -> 44.5’ Tuesday
At Natchez: 49’ -> 51.4’ Monday
Patrick Ellis
WLBT/FOX 40 First Alert Meteorologist
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