8/16 - Jeff Vorick's "Clearing/Pleasant" Wednesday Evening Forecast
Clouds will clear out this evening and it will remain relatively mild. Hot temperatures early will cool off to manageable levels for any plans around sunset. Humidity will…
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Back Bay Mission provides services for homeless population during extreme heat
Multiple homeless people are dead across the Gulf Coast due to extreme temperatures in recent weeks. Four to five of these deaths were regulars at Back Bay Mission, a resource for those…
MHSAA adopts new methods for practices in the heat
The Mississippi High School Activities Association now mandates the use of wetbulb globe temperature readings to determine the safety of outdoor practices. News 25’s Ansley Brent breaks…
7/28 - Jeff's "Very HOT, Unsettled At Times" Weekend Forecast
Any isolated thunderstorms this evening will be out of the picture by around sunset. Skies will clear out overnight leaving us with sunny skies to start…
Rules to keep athletes safe in the Mississippi heat
The Mississippi High School Activities Association has mandated new rules for keeping student-athletes safe in the heat. The wet-bulb globe temperature method, which has been a recommendation…
Ingalls Shipbuilding takes heat precautions for workers
With the summer heat, we know people who work in the elements need to take precautions. Ingalls' Pascagoula shipyard employs thousands and the company is doing what it can to help keep everyone…
7/3 - The Chief's "Independence Day Eve" Monday Morning Forecast
At the surface, the Bermuda high “High Pressure” extends westward across Florida into the northern Gulf of Mexico. A front is extended from Lake Erie into…
Cooling stations set up in Moss Point
It’s been a little over a week since an EF2 tornado hit Moss Point and with the severe heat gripping the south, it’s making cleanup a little more difficult.…
6/26 - Jeff Vorick's "Very Hot Pattern" Monday Evening Forecast
A Heat Advisory remains in effect until 7 PM this evening. Hot and humid conditions are here for the week with strong high pressure and intense…
6/16 The Chief's "Scattered Thunderstorms/Humid Flow" Friday Forecast
A Heat advisory is in affect for area from 11 am to 7 pm, be sure to practice summertime safety. The boundary has generally been north of our…
6/6 - The Chief's "Lovely Start" Tuesday Morning Forecast
This morning there is a stationary front near the Mississippi coastline, with radar indicating isolated showers moving northwestward from the Gulf of Mexico. Temperatures will be in…
Tips for keeping warm and safe during the holiday season
With the temperature dropping along the Coast, the use of in-home fireplaces and space heaters is on the rise, which can cause severe problems if not…
Hot nights: US in July sets new record for overnight warmth
Talk about hot nights, America got some for the history books last month. The continental United States in July set a record for overnight warmth, providing little relief from the day’s sizzling heat for people, animals, plants and the electric…
Feds hope new website can prevent deaths from worsening heat
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government hopes a new website can help people and local governments beat the increasingly deadly heat of an ever-warming world. Days after nearly half the country — 154.6 million people — sweated through a blistering heat wave,…
MS Aquarium helps their animals beat the heat
When the sun blazes and temperatures soar, animals already know what to do. While visiting the aquarium, we learned birds spread their wings out to cool down. Alligators…
Servicing your AC unit before summer temps arrive
The Mississippi heat is back again, but before those summer temps reach their highs, now is a good time to have your air conditioner serviced. Representatives from Geiger…
08/23 – Brantly's "Sweltering Heat" Monday Morning Forecast
With less cloud cover and storm coverage, Monday will be a fairly hot day with mid 90s for highs, with some isolated spots reaching the upper 90s. Heat indices will range between 103 and 112 degrees. Both Monday and Tuesday,…
Keeping your pets safe in the heat
When it comes to extreme heat, it’s not only people who are at risk, it’s the furry friends in our lives as well. Just like humans, animals are at…
Extreme heat on the Mississippi Gulf Coast
Mississippi’s Southern six counties are currently under a heat advisory. Temperatures are expected to hit the mid90s Friday, but if you’re outside, it might feel more like 110 degrees.…
08/11 – Brantly's "Hot with Afternoon Storms" Tuesday Forecast
It's hazy, hot and humid along the Gulf Coast. High temperatures will likely top out in the mid 90s, but it will feel like it's between 100 and 108 degrees. Scattered showers and thunderstorms may help cool things down in…
07/14 – Rob Knight's "Heat Continues" Tuesday Morning Forecast
An upper level high-pressure that was centered over New Mexico/Arizona is starting to get suppressed southward by a broach disturbance pushing south out of Canada. This is also starting to weaken the eastern side of it over our area. It…
Humane Society of South Mississippi offers tips for taking care of pets in the heat
With the dog days of summer approaching and the heat index rising into the triple digits, don’t forget to care for your furry friends. Humane Society of South Mississippi’s Development Director Katie King shared some tips with News 25 on…
03/26 – Rob Knight's "Record Heat Possible" Thursday Morning Forecast
A deck of stratus clouds is invading the area this morning. This ceiling is from 200 to 500 feet with pockets of dense fog. Even though most of the area has not seen 90 degrees before in March, the forecast…