09/24 Ryan’s “Few Clouds” Tuesday Morning Forecast

Still on the summery side with just a few more clouds than yesterday, but even more and a little rain will move in over the next few days.

Fall may have started Sunday, but we’re still seeing more summery weather at the moment, though a few more clouds will cool things down a tad today. Just a tad though! Still expecting a warmer than “normal” high of 88 today, just a degree or two below coastal highs yesterday. Mornings will remain on the misty-to-foggy side and a bit warm in the mid 70s along the coast, but that’ll change nicely after our first fall front moves through.

That’ll be by Friday morning, which will see at least some local influence from soon-to-be Hurricane Helene off to the east of us. Not expecting much more than some spotty showers Thursday morning and some gusty northerly winds, but otherwise we’re looking at a nice tease of some noticeable fall-like weather by Friday. That means lows in the upper 60s along the coast, getting down into the lower 60s for our inland counties, a 10-degree drop from where we’ve been averaging. Those nice conditions will carry over into the weekend, but sadly won’t last long into next week as we even back out right where we started a week from today.

Tropics: outside of strengthening to a Major Hurricane, PTC Nine’s forecast hasn’t changed much from yesterday morning. It’s still centered on the panhandle/Big Bend area of Florida, so no direct or significant South MS impact is expected. Isaac will likely form out of a disturbance in the mid-Atlantic by the end of the week, but also shouldn’t have a South MS impact as it drifts northward too early to threaten the Gulf.