Twin States Weather Blog

Staying Warm & Rain Chances This Weekend

* Warm weather will continue the rest of the work week as southerly winds will push our daytime highs back into the middle and upper 80s in our area. Right now I am calling for a high tomorrow of 88 in my forecast package. I will note the record high Thursday for Meridian is 88 which was set back in 1974. Highs will be back into the upper 80s on Friday as well. Don't be surprised if someone here in East Mississippi and West Alabama sees 90 on the backyard thermometer the next couple of days.


* This seven day forecast is looking nice as far as rain chances starting this weekend and into next week. A strong low pressure spinning over the Rockies will dive into Texas and Oklahoma over the next few days bringing severe weather to those areas. This system will track eastward over the weekend and bring a good chance of rain into our forecast Saturday night and into Sunday and Sunday night. For now we will not mention severe weather as the stronger dynamics will remain to our north over the Mid-South region, but I will say that we could see a strong storm. Well keep an eye on the system the next few days. We also continue chances for rain next week along and ahead of a cold front that will moved through the Twin States on Tuesday and Tuesday evening. We'll see a slight cooling trend my the middle of next. I would say this looks to be our "Easter Snap" or as some call it "Blackberry Winter"... the last cool down we see around Easter here in the Southeast.

* Burn Bans continue in the following areas:

(Source: Alabama Forestry Commission)
Choctaw County until further notice
Clarke County until further notice
Sumter County until further notice
Marengo County until further notice
Hale County until further notice
Pickens County until further notice


(Source: Mississippi Forestry Commission)
Clarke County until April 19, 2007
Lauderdale County until April 3, 2007
Jones County until April 20,2007
Newton County until April 23, 2007
Wayne County until April 9, 2007

* The city of Meridian is also under a burn ban as well.

* See you at 5:00, 6:00, and 10:00 and back Thursday on Good Morning Meridian...

Labels: Forecast Discussion

posted by Chris Whited @ 4:42 PM