3/8 – Rob’s “Friday-Eve” Afternoon Forecast

The main concern for the short term period will be the weather system moving across the southeast Saturday and Saturday night. Until then, the high pressure just to the west of the area will move slowly eastward, and be centered over Florida Friday night. Similar to this morning, a few well sheltered locations are likely to get into the mid 30s for lows and report some patchy frost tonight.

Temperatures and dew points will moderate toward a more reasonable level Friday and Friday night. Saturday will bring isolated showers and thunderstorms as early as midday…but more so late afternoon/overnight…models show a marginal risk of severe weather over southwest Mississippi.

The system will depart east of the area Sunday, with a few showers possibly lingering into the daytime hours. With the surface low being a southern stream system, it will not have significant cold air following it, so Sunday should remain relatively warm. As a northern stream shortwave moves into the base of the eastern trough Sunday night and Monday, cooler air will return to the area on Monday. Cool and dry weather is then anticipated into the middle of the work week.