5/2 – Rob Martin’s “Warm Well Into May” Monday Night Forecast

AC use will continue this week as an extension of the Bermuda High continues to pump a southerly flow off the gulf. Summer-like nights and late spring-like days will be with us all week. We’ll bottom out in the lower 70s tonight, and back into the mid 80s Tuesday. We can’t rule out some patchy fog late-nights if the breezes calm down enough. For tomorrow and Wednesday, it’s fairly likely that several locations will see their first 90 degree day of the year on one of the two days. Only spotty showers or storms could occur through early week, and we’re going with 20% chances for Tuesday and Thursday.

High pressure will begin to lose grip on the area but will hold on enough on Thursday to keep rain chances down and temperatures very warm and even into the lower 90s across inland parts of the area. Going into Thursday night, a closed low will traverse the Central Plains dragging a front into a slow progression towards the area. The front will increase rain chances Thursday night and early Friday, especially across southwest Mississippi, but a frontal passage is not expected at this time. Some strong storms are still possible with this on Friday. Although the front will weaken as it approaches, it will also slow, which could extend some showers into Saturday.

Much above normal temperatures will continue through the weekend.