textproduct: Jackson

KEY MESSAGES

- Slow moving showers and thunderstorms will drift south across the area into this evening.

- A cold front pushing south today will lower temperatures by a few degrees.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 405 AM CDT Tue Jun 2 2026

Through This Evening:

Though it may not feel like it after the last few days of heat and humidity, "cool advection" associated with a sharp diving upper- level trough and surface cold front will occur throughout the day today. It will take the edge off the heat, but also start to lower the humidity by late in the day. Rain chances will shift to the south by tonight, but scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible into the afternoon across most of the area. Highs in the upper 80s will be near normal for early June.

Wednesday through Monday:

High pressure at the surface and ridging aloft will keep rain chances at a minimum through the remainder of the work week. The plume of deeper moisture will be mostly directed from the Eastern Gulf into central Louisiana and over to Texas and the Southern Plains. Rain chances along the southern fringe of our area cannot be ruled out. The drier air will also let nighttime temperatures fall much easier. Min temps in the 60s will be more widespread, and even some upper 50s in eastern Mississippi Wednesday night or Thursday night.

Then this weekend into early next week, the ridge will break down and shift eastward. The deeper moisture values will rebound into our region, and the the effects of upper-level troughing to our west will gradually overspread our region. Resulting chances for showers and thunderstorms look familiar at this point already this season - scattered to numerous, with flow and vorticity across the region continuing chances into overnight hours. Surprise - it doesn't end on Monday. /NF/

AVIATION

(12Z TAFS) Issued at 708 AM CDT Tue Jun 2 2026

Isolated SHRA and TSRA to start the period, with increasing coverage of showers and storms generally between 18Z today and 00Z Wednesday. Winds will turn more reliably out of the north or northeast by around 15Z. /NF/

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Jackson 89 69 82 65 / 40 20 10 0 Meridian 89 67 81 60 / 50 30 0 0 Vicksburg 89 70 84 67 / 30 10 10 0 Hattiesburg 90 69 80 63 / 50 50 30 0 Natchez 91 71 84 67 / 50 20 30 10 Greenville 87 67 84 66 / 40 0 0 0 Greenwood 87 67 84 64 / 30 0 0 0

JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

MS...None. LA...None. AR...None.