textproduct: Jackson

KEY MESSAGES

- A brief cool down is expected early next week as dry weather returns.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 106 AM CDT Sun Apr 5 2026

Through this week: Rain shower activity is expected to diminish early this morning as drier air moves in behind the front. Drier air will be reinforced in the wake of the front through about mid week. This will lead to cooler overnight lows and slightly cooler highs through Monday night. Temperatures will recover to normal or slightly above by Tuesday and gradually warm thereafter. A weak shortwave Wednesday could bring a brief shower into southern portions of the area, but most areas should remain dry. The pattern remains quite ridge dominant through the remainder of the week with easterly flow around the surface high and southwest to west flow aloft. This has placed our area under greater influence of high pressure and therefore rain chances have decreased for this weekend. There still remains a slight chance for rain in the northwest this weekend, but this appears slim and appears to be trending downward. /SAS/

AVIATION

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 1236 AM CDT Sun Apr 5 2026

VFR conditions will largely prevail. Ceilings have already lifted to VFR at many sites, despite ongoing stratus and rain shower activity. Some sites may briefly fall back to MVFR, but confidence is highest at HBG and PIB. So, have opted to prevail VFR in the TAF. Winds will shift to the north as the cold front pushes through and become gusty this morning and this afternoon. Winds will diminish around sunset. /SAS/

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Jackson 69 48 70 46 / 20 0 0 0 Meridian 71 47 70 45 / 40 0 0 0 Vicksburg 69 48 71 45 / 10 0 0 0 Hattiesburg 73 50 71 47 / 40 0 0 0 Natchez 70 49 71 45 / 10 0 0 0 Greenville 66 46 69 47 / 0 0 0 0 Greenwood 68 46 71 47 / 0 0 0 0

JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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