textproduct: Jackson

KEY MESSAGES

- Seasonable warmth will persist for most of the forecast.

- Showers and thunderstorms are expected late next week.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 109 PM CST Fri Feb 27 2026

Through next week...

Deep ridging will be the predominant feature over our area this week and will keep seasonally warm and dry conditions through most of the period. Dewpoints will mix down this afternoon and Saturday afternoon as well, which will lead to lower RH. RH will drop into the 20s most areas tomorrow afternoon. That said, fire risk looks to remain lower than last week due to light winds. While the risk is nonzero, have refrained from introducing a limited graphic at this time. Should confidence for fire concern increase, there will be an update.

By Sunday into Monday, the ridge builds over the east. With our area on the western periphery, winds will turn southerly. Moisture will increase and limit afternoon mixing. Overnight lows will also be warmer, close to average daytime highs for this time of year (65) with lows in the low to mid 60s. Weather will remain quiet through mid week.

Later next week, a series of shortwaves and their attendant surface lows eject across the plains and will weaken the ridge. This will introduce low rain chances to our area Thursday and Friday, particularly in the northwest. That said, QPF is generally only a few 100ths each day, and thus is rather insignificant. The majority of energy will be deflected as the ridge remains dominant./SAS/

AVIATION

(18Z TAFS) Issued at 1119 AM CST Fri Feb 27 2026

Thanks to some lingering low clouds across east and southeast Mississippi this morning, in the wake of this morning's frontal passage, VFR to IFR flight categories currently exist at area TAF sites. Ceilings there will improve during the early afternoon hours, with VFR conditions prevailing areawide by mid- afternoon and continuing into overnight into Saturday. Winds today will generally be from the northeast between 5-10 knots, with a few higher gusts at times. Winds will then become light from the east northeast to calm tonight. /19/

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Jackson 47 76 50 78 / 0 0 0 0 Meridian 45 75 47 78 / 0 0 0 0 Vicksburg 47 79 50 80 / 0 0 0 0 Hattiesburg 50 79 50 81 / 0 0 0 0 Natchez 50 79 52 81 / 0 0 0 0 Greenville 48 76 52 75 / 0 0 0 0 Greenwood 48 77 52 77 / 0 0 0 0

JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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