The drought in MS worsens. The severe drought area went up 18% from last week. There is still no rain in the forecast through next Thursday & burn bans are now in effect for 56 of MS's 82 counties. Our next chance for rain comes Halloween weekend. [Link in bio] #mswx

The storm off the East Coast has gained enough tropical characteristics to get a name. Sub-tropical Storm Josephine has top winds of 65mph & may strengthen as it heads east and out into the north Atlantic over the weekend. [Link in bio] #mswx

Pleasant Fall weather is in the forecast for central & south MS through the middle of next week, but that means there's still no rain on the way. There is now an 11" rainfall deficit for the city of Jackson so far in 2026. [Link in bio] #mswx

More than half of MS's counties are now under burn bans into November. This includes Hinds County & all of the metro. Don't burn anything outdoors until we get some good rain. Dry weather is in the forecast through at least the end of Oct. [Link in bio] #mswx

Wind gusts will be around 20 to 25 mph tonight & through the day Saturday before relaxing by Sunday. Winds will come in from the north keeping temperatures in the 40s for lows and only lower 70s for highs Saturday. [Link in bio] #mswx

New drought numbers are out today & the drought is getting worse, of course. The moderate, extreme & exceptional drought areas all rose by 2 percent over last week. No significant rain is in the forecast through the end of October. [Link in bio] #mswx

More counties have been added to the burn ban list in MS. We are now up to 29 counties statewide. Most of the bans continue into early November. The latest counties added in our area: Rankin, Forrest, Leake, Yazoo & Franklin. [Link in bio] #mswx

For the second time this week Jackson tied a record high. Today's record is 95 degrees, originally set back in 1899! We will see one more hot day Thursday then a dry cold front comes through Friday afternoon to cool us down for the weekend. [Link in bio] #mswx

Record high temps were set today in MS. Greenville broke their record of 93 set back in 1963. Hattiesburg broke their record of 93 set back in 1963 & Vicksburg tied their record of 94 also set in 1963. Jackson missed their record by 1 degree. [Link in bio] #mswx

Burn bans are now in effect for 24 counties in MS. The latest counties added are Copiah, Washington and Jefferson Davis. Most burn bans run through early November. [Link in bio] #mswx

The high temperature Monday in Jackson was 93 degrees. That ties a record high for October 12th in Jackson set back in 1928. We will be close to record highs through Friday. Cooler weather is on the way for the weekend. [Link in bio] #mswx

As of Sunday, Oct. 11th the city of Jackson is running a nearly 10 inch rainfall deficit for the year so far. There is little to no rain in the forecast for the next 2 weeks. All of Hinds Co. is in a moderate to severe drought. [Link in bio] #mswx

Temps will be near record highs in Jackson all week. Forecast highs are lower to mid 90s. Records generally run in the mid 90s. Our best chance of breaking a record will be Monday & Friday. Cooler weather is coming for the weekend. [Link in bio] #mswx

Where you are in relation the track of a tropical system matters! MS was on the "drier" side of Isaias with NE winds. East-central MS got only about a 1/4" of rain. Meanwhile, rain bands on the east side produced several inches. [Link in bio] #mswx

Hurricane force wind gusts are being reported along the Florida panhandle has Hurricane Isaias makes landfall as a category 2 hurricane. MS will be on the drier side of the storm with winds coming in from the north and east. [Link in bio] #mswx

10pm Thursday advisory on Hurricane Isaias...Top winds have increase to 105mph, moving NE at 14mph. Forecast to become a major category 3 hurricane by Friday morning. Landfall projected for Pensacola area by 9pm Friday. [Link in bio] #mswx

The severe drought area in MS went up 8 points from last week, so we could use some rain from Isaias. We will be on the drier side of the storm, so the concern for tornadoes & flooding is much lower. We still should see some rain through Saturday. [Link in bio] #mswx

Rainfall amounts will be highest along and east of the path of Isaias through the weekend. Up to 3" of rain will be possible in our southeastern counties with the rest of us getting about a 1/2" to an 1" of rain on average. [Link in bio] #mswx

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for much of the Pine Belt. This means tropical storm conditions are possible within 48 hours. Tropical storm force winds range from 39 to 73mph. [Link in bio] #mswx

Isaias becomes the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane season. This is the latest date a hurricane has formed in the Atlantic in the modern satellite era. The previous latest date record was September 11th. [Link in bio] #mswx