Brandon Richards Wx Blog

Rain has moved out and skies are clearing in North Mississippi tonight. Expect this to continue with partly to mostly clear skies with lows near freezing.

I can sum up today in one word, sad. Cloudy, drizzle, and cool just does not  mix well with me. Although it does make for great sleeping weather, and that will be the case for tonight. Tomorrow morning showers should end leaving us with cloudy skies. However, Saturday looks to be a nicer day with sun and temperatures in the 50s!

Tonight: Light rain likely, especially south of Starkville and Columbus. Lows in the mid 40s. 

It turned out to be a fine day across Northern Mississippi with most folks reaching the mid 50s. Since this afternoon, the clouds have rolled back in and light rain is moving into west MS. Currently it is still too dry at the surface to have any measurable rain, but after midnight that will change. Here is a future radar projection from midnight - 8AM produced by the HRRR.

(Credit to Pivotal Weather for map)

After mid morning tomorrow, rain should begin to sink south of the US82 corridor, but sun will stay hidden as clouds will persist through the day. More rain will move back into Northern MS by the evening time tomorrow night. Rain amounts should generally be light with maybe up to 0.50″ by tomorrow evening across the counties near Tupelo.  

Tonight: Rain, lows in mid 40s, winds light

After some on and off light rain, especially on the US 82 corridor, rain is starting to move out of the area. Expect this to continue with mostly cloudy skies and maybe some drizzle through the overnight. 

Tonight : Mostly cloudy with patches of drizzle. Lows near 40.

Tomorrow : Mostly Cloudy in the morning with some possible in the afternoon. Highs cooler in the low 40s. 

It was a fantastic, sunny day across North Mississippi. However, all good things do come to end sometimes with clouds increasing this evening. Temperatures won’t drip as low as last night, but will still cool. Some models are showing rain beginning early tomorrow, however it will be too dry at the surface for rain to fall. Later toward afternoon, once the atmosphere becomes more moist, light rain should begin to fall. 

Tonight: Clouds increasing. Lows in the upper 30s near 40

After a windy day, wind should begin to calm as we continue through the evening. A nice crisp cold night is in store for us ahead, with a couple days of dry weather. 

Tonight: Lows in the low 30s. Mostly Clear.

Today was a beautiful day with temperatures topping out near 60 in most locations with sunny skies. I hope you enjoyed the weather today because it will turn back cool tomorrow. A cool front will sweep through in mostly dry fashion, besides a few areas of drizzle. Tonight will be near freezing in most areas in the low 30s. Tomorrow is going to be a very windy day with gusts reaching as high as 30mph. The sun will be out but won’t help much with temperatures in the mid to upper 40s with wind chills in the 30s all day. 

Tonight: Increasing clouds, chance of some drizzle after midnight. Lows in the low 30s

After a surprise disturbance moved through this morning bringing sleet and rain, skies have cleared for the evening. Expect this to stay with a few high level clouds overnight. 

Tonight: Mostly Clear, Lows in the low 30s near freezing. 

Tomorrow: Mostly Sunny with highs reaching the upper 50s near 60! 

Precipitation moved faster then expected this morning resulting in sleet and some graupel (soft hail) to fall across the Golden Triangle area.  A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect until Noon across the US 82 Corridor. Minimum impacts are expected as temperatures are beginning to rise above freezing.  

Temperatures did not drop as low as we thought they would last night, but tonight is a different story. With clear skies and calmer wind, expect low to mid 20s to be common tonight. No big weather stories to mention in the extended outlook for now. 

Tonight : Mostly Clear, lows in the low to mid 20s

Snow has begin to melt this afternoon across most of the area, with this combined with sub freezing temperatures going into the 20s tonight will make for ice on roadways. If you have to travel tonight, pleas use caution! 

Tonight: Most cloudy, lows dropping into the mid 20s. Ice on roads possible

After looking at trends and new model data this morning it is clear that a southward shift in the low could happen. What does this mean? 

First and foremost and Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect for the Golden Triangle starting tonight. 1-3″ of snow could be possible for the advised area. 

Here is where that track of the low comes in...

If it tracks further north, what is called a “warm nose” or WAA at the surface may take place and become too warm for snow resulting in sleet and rain. If it tracks further south, colder temperatures may be more common resulting in bigger snow totals and closer to freezing temperatures could result in some difficult travel problems.  

After looking at this evenings model runs, it’s clear that a winter storm is on its way. How much snow and road conditions are still to be determined due to the temperature being so close to freezing. A little above freezing and it’s mostly wet roads and rain mixed with now. Right on or a touch below and you got all snow. Depending on the temperature and where the heaviest snow band sets up, some places could see up to 3″ along the US 82 corridor. North of US82 is lighter amounts while south of 82 could be all rain. It has been cold the last couple of days and that will help the snow to start accumulating, mainly on elevated surfaces first. 

Here is the 00Z HRRR ( Hi-Resolution Rapid Refresh) model depicting what the radar might look like from Midnight to 6AM. 

It is a cold, overcast day around Northern Mississippi this afternoon with temps hovering near 40. With a new surge of CAA moving in, lows will be in the middle 20s for most areas. 

The big headline is the chance for snow across the Golden Triangle area. It is very difficult, even this close to the system with it being Sunday Night, to iron out any specifics of totals. Majority of models say anywhere from nothing or just a cold rain, to 2″. 

Tonight: Cloudy possibly becoming partly clouds after midnight, lows in the middle 20s

Tomorrow: Clouds will move back in through the afternoon, highs in the middle 40s 

Cold tonight with overcast conditions continuing... lows in the mid to upper 20s

Flurries possible in the morning, other wise cold is the word with highs topping only near 40.

Since my previous update this afternoon, steady rain has moved out and we are left mainly drizzle across the area. Some reports of flurries were being reported near the Memphis area which may rotate down into North Mississippi mainly north if US278. Temperatures are cold in the mid to upper 30s with wind chills colder then that. Overcast conditions are common across the area with the cloud deck hanging around 500ft and reduced visibility at times across the region. 

Tonight: Drizzle and overcast conditions will continue through the overnight. Temperatures won’t move much staying in the middle 30s. Some flurries are possible but no accumulation is expected.