WEATHER UPDATE
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH TONIGHT. RAIN AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM SYSTEM BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A FEW STORMS MAY REACH SEVERE LIMITS THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTH MISSISSIPPI. IN ADDITION, SOME SNOW MAY MIX WITH THE RAIN AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE REGION. WINDS WILL BE QUITE STRONG AND GUSTY LATER TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
THE LOW PRESSURE SHOULD DEPART THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BACK IN FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL BRING A RETURN TO DRY WEATHER AND BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES. A WARM UP SHOULD ARRIVE OVER THE WEEKEND WITH TEMPERATURES RISING BACK TO NEAR NORMAL OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE NEXT WEEK BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAINFALL ON MONDAY.
Gary Pickens-StormTeam 7 Forecaster
email: gpickens@wbbjtv.com
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