09/27 Ryan’s “Fall” Friday Morning Forecast

This morning finally felt like fall, and those cooler, drier conditions will largely carry into the weekend.

Fall officially began last Sunday morning, but it waited until today to noticeably arrive in South Mississippi. Yesterday was a good start after Wednesday’s front moved in, but dew points fell ten degrees or so across the area as more dry air was pulled into the area as Helene moved in. That’s why this morning was noticeably cool, not just “cooler” than it has been, which has been in the low-to-mid 70s for a while now.

Today’s low fell to 63 degrees in Gulfport, but has already begun to climb rapidly after sunrise. Despite nothing but sun in the sky, don’t expect a return to “summer” this afternoon as the temperature will stay a degree or so below our late September normal of 86! Even if it does warm more than expected, the lower humidity is still the star of the show and won’t start climbing again until the weekend. Even then it’ll be a slow climb, with coastal lows inching their way back towards by next week before leveling off.

Tropics: Still tracking a couple of disturbances, one of which is likely to become Joyce later today. A new one was added yesterday in the Western Caribbean, which we’ll need to watch closely as it develops, but for now at least it seems to be drifting westward towards Mexico. A lot can change though, so be sure to stay tuned to WXXV News 25 for updates.