05/02 Ryan’s “Election Night” Tuesday Forecast

Nobody cares about the weather on election night, but that won’t stop me from having a forecast ready just in case! Tonight will remain cool and clear, but we’ll have some slightly higher temperatures due to moisture convection on the back of tonight’s light southerly winds. Most of tomorrow (Wednesday) will be as pleasant as the last few days have been, but expect to see increasing clouds through the afternoon and evening with stronger storms moving in after midnight. At the moment, this system is bringing a “slight” (lvl 2 of 5) severe weather risk to the area, but this threat seems to be trending downward for South MS. Regardless, I’m expecting to see a Quasi-Linear Convective System (QLCS), also known as a “squall line,” to bring a strong band of storms through just after midnight. The main threat with these types of storms is usually small-to-medium hail and straight line winds, but much like we saw on Sunday, the low threat of tornadoes can’t be completely ruled out.

The front itself will be through the area by 2 PM on Thursday at the latest, meaning cooler & drier air starts filling in quickly. The strong ridge will slowly moving into the area over the next several days, so don’t expect any weather changes other than a gradual warming. Skies are expected to remain sunny from Thursday afternoon through at least next Tuesday.