Much Cooler Weather Coming!

A strong cold front will sweep though Mississippi tomorrow, bringing a hard freeze for many. A Hard Freeze Watch is in effect for Northwest MS, temperatures of 28 or lower are possible and it will likely be upgraded to a Hard Freeze Warning late tonight or tomorrow morning. A Freeze Warning is in effect for much South and Central MS, meaning all the way to the Gulf Coast! The Freeze Watch you see for Southeast MS will also likely be upgraded to a Freeze Warning at some point. Northeast
MS is not under any warning due to a freeze already occuring earlier in the season. Tomorrow's forecast is somewhat complicated because of the cold front. The cold front will enter MS tomorrow morning and be at the Gulf Coast by the afternoon. On the map shows the AFTERNOON high temperatures (for the 2-4 PM time frame) and in parentheses next to the afternoon high is the expected daily high, which will occur early morning in North MS, maybe around noon or so from Jackson to Hattiesburg. The afternoon high and daily high won't be too far apart on the Gulf Coast. The front will be mostly dry, but some light, scattered precipitation is possible in North Mississippi. Temperatures will be in the upper 30s at the time of precipitation and it looks to be rain BUT I cannot rule out some sleet or ice pellets mixing in near the MS/TN border. There is also a Wind Advisory in effect for North MS. Substained winds of 25 to 39 MPH are expected with gusts up to 57 MPH! This will create cold wind chills: Wednesday afternoon it will feel like it's below freezing!