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Less Humid Days Ahead

WEDNESDAY: Sunshine will continue to break through the clouds - eventually, ruling the skies, through the latter parts of the day. Drier air will filter into the area in the wake of the morning frontal passage. Highs will still make their way deep into the 80s this afternoon, while humidity levels will not be as stifling as they have been the past few days. Lows tonight will drop into the 60s under clear skies.


THURSDAY: High pressure muscles into the area, bringing bountiful sunshine, seasonably dry air and seasonable temperatures. Expect highs in the middle 80s, dropping into the 60s again by early Friday morning.

EXTENDED FORECAST: High pressure will continue to hold firm over the region through the latter half of the week with tolerable humidity levels for mid-June standards. Expect mainly sunny skies with highs in the middle to upper 80s through late week. Rain chances will remain low or near-zero through the majority of the weekend ahead. A stray shower or storm may emerge again by early next week.

Patrick Ellis 
WLBT/FOX 40 First Alert Meteorologist 
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Hot, Steamy Tuesday; Drier Mid-Late Week

TUESDAY: In the wake of Cristobal, the muggy Gulf air will loom over the region throughout the day. Expect highs, amid a mix of clouds and sun, to work their way into the upper 80s and lower 90s. Humidity levels will likely push feels like temperatures past the century mark. A few afternoon showers and storms will flare up, mainly east of I-55. A front will dip into the region late tonight, ushering in drier air for mid-week.  


WEDNESDAY: Outside of a stray shower or two in the morning, expect clouds to break for sunshine as the front sweeps through the region. We’ll still be able to warm up into the upper 80s, but humidity levels will be dropping in the wake of the front.  
 
EXTENDED FORECAST: High pressure will continue to muscle its way into the region through the latter half of the week with tolerable humidity levels for mid-June standards. Expect mainly sunny skies with highs in the middle to upper 80s through late week. Rain chances will remain low or near-zero through the majority of the weekend ahead. 
 
Patrick Ellis 
WLBT/FOX 40 First Alert Meteorologist 
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram: @PatrickEllisWx

TD Cristobal Continues to Impact Central Mississippi

ALERT DAY MONDAY: Tropical Depression Cristobal continue to push farther north and west, though impacts will still be felt across the region through the day. Expect periods of rain, storms amid gusty winds (upward of 40 mph) and the possibility of a few spin-up tornadoes through the afternoon and evening hours. Rain and storms will exit gradually later tonight as Cristobal’s center moves closer to the Mid-South.

MID-WEEK: A change in air masses will be on the way as a front is expected to sweep through the region late Tuesday and early Wednesday. Tuesday will be hot and breezy - with highs in the lower 90s. The front will spark a few showers and storms as it moves through, then ushers in a drier air mass through Wednesday.

EXTENDED FORECAST: In the wake of the front, drier air will filter in from the north through remainder of the work week. That - coupled with high pressure moving in will keep sunshine in play throughout the week. Expect highs in the middle and upper 80s into the weekend with sunny to mostly sunny skies and tolerable humidity levels as we move closer to mid-June.

Patrick Ellis
WLBT/FOX 40 First Alert Meteorologist 
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram: @PatrickEllisWx