Laurel, Mississippi 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS64 KJAN 021826
AFDJAN

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1226 PM CST Mon Feb 2 2026

...New DISCUSSION...

.KEY MESSAGES...

  - Rain chances pick up late Tuesday into Wednesday before drier
    conditions late week into the weekend.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 1209 PM CST Mon Feb 2 2026

Through tonight ...

Visible satellite imagery at midday shows mostly clear skies
across the area as high pressure remains in control. White streaks
on the imagery from SE Arkansas across NW Mississippi reveals an
area of ice/sleet/snow still covering the ground more than a week
after the late January Ice Storm. This could have localized
effects that may result in somewhat higher fog chances nearby as
well as somewhat cooler temperatures until the ice is able to
fully melt/sublimate.

Fair weather continues tonight with cloud cover beginning to
increase ahead of Tuesday evening cold front and rain chances.
Lows tonight will be noticeably warmer than recently, falling into
the 40s and upper 30s F for most.

Tuesday through the week...

A cold front arrives Tuesday but not before we see temperatures
rise to some of the warmest values we`ve seen in a bit, low to mid
60s F for those along the I-20 corridor and mid to upper 50s F for
most to the north. The front likely brings rain chances in its
vicinity by late morning and into the evening as it sweeps from
northwest to southeast, clearing the Pine Belt predawn Wednesday
morning. Cooler air follows behind and we`ll see some chilly days
with lows back down into the 20s F and highs in the 40s F for most
before a warming trend really gets going Friday with temperatures
in the 60s F areawide.

This weekend ...

It has been sometime since we have been able to advertise a
pleasant weekend to be likely. But it appears this first full
weekend of February may fit the bill. With low chances for rain
and temperatures in the 60s F during the day and upper 30s to 40s
F at night, this nearer-to-normal pattern especially during the
day should be a pleasant reprieve from the prolonged cold and damp
period we were privileged to over the back half of January.
Looking a bit further, and as I promised previously I`d share as
soon as it looked realistic, there are some signs that we may now
be moving beyond the longest and coldest period of this winter
season. With a little more daylight each day, higher sun angles,
and no major winter storms on the immediate horizon, we might be
turning a corner over the next week or two toward a more prolonged
period of near to perhaps a bit above average temperatures...
regardless of what that Pennsylvania rodent had to say about it
today. Your words have no power here, be gone from this place,
Groundhog! /86/


&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1122 AM CST Mon Feb 2 2026

VFR conditions will prevail across the area through most of the
TAF period with light southerly winds. Near the end of the period,
some showers and lower ceilings will begin to make their way into
the area from the far northwest./OAJ/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Jackson       60  40  62  36 /   0   0  80  90
Meridian      57  35  65  39 /   0   0  60  90
Vicksburg     59  42  61  35 /   0   0  90  80
Hattiesburg   60  37  69  45 /   0   0  30  90
Natchez       62  44  65  37 /   0   0  70  80
Greenville    52  40  54  32 /   0   0  90  30
Greenwood     55  40  56  32 /   0   0  90  60

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...None.
LA...None.
AR...None.
&&

$$

LP/LP/OAJ