Wind Advisory in effect from 3 PM Monday to 6 am CST Tuesday...
Tonight
Slight chance of light rain during the early morning. Chance of light rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. The chance of rain 30 percent.
Monday
Windy. Chance of rain in the morning...then rain in the afternoon. Cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph with gusts to near 30 mph in the afternoon. The chance of rain 90 percent.
Windy. Rain through the early morning...then rain likely after midnight. Cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to near 40 mph. The chance of rain 90 percent.
Tuesday
Windy. Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light rain in the morning...then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs around 70. North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to near 35 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
... Wind Advisory in effect from 3 PM Monday to 6 am CST Tuesday...
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued a Wind Advisory... which is in effect from 3 PM Monday to 6 am CST Tuesday.
As the area becomes wedged between high pressure to the north... and Hurricane Ida approaching from the south... the pressure gradient will tighten across the region. As a result... northeast to northerly winds will increase across southeast Mississippi Monday afternoon into Tuesday morning. Winds during this time will become sustained between 20 and 30 mph... while gusting up to 35 mph at times.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Wind gusts up to 35 miles per hour occasionally bring down large limbs and rotted trees causing serious injury and property damage. Exercise caution when outdoors during these strong winds.
