Petal, Mississippi 7 Day Weather Forecast

Wx Forecast - Wx Discussion - Wx Aviation

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FXUS64 KJAN 051730
AFDJAN

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Jackson MS
1230 PM CDT Sun Apr 5 2026

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...

  - A brief cool down is expected early next week as dry weather
    returns.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 106 AM CDT Sun Apr 5 2026

Through this week: Rain shower activity is expected to diminish
early this morning as drier air moves in behind the front. Drier air
will be reinforced in the wake of the front through about mid week.
This will lead to cooler overnight lows and slightly cooler highs
through Monday night. Temperatures will recover to normal or
slightly above by Tuesday and gradually warm thereafter. A weak
shortwave Wednesday could bring a brief shower into southern
portions of the area, but most areas should remain dry. The pattern
remains quite ridge dominant through the remainder of the week with
easterly flow around the surface high and southwest to west flow
aloft. This has placed our area under greater influence of high
pressure and therefore rain chances have decreased for this weekend.
There still remains a slight chance for rain in the northwest this
weekend, but this appears slim and appears to be trending downward.
/SAS/

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1230 PM CDT Sun Apr 5 2026

As of 1730Z, several TAF sites (JAN, PIB and HBG) are currently
reporting MVFR ceilings with other TAF sites reporting VFR
conditions. JAN, PIB, and HBG will see ceilings improve to VFR
before 22Z Sunday. Winds will gust from the north around 20kts,
especially in the west this afternoon and will diminish shortly
after sunset. VFR ceilings will prevail across the area through
Sunday night. /CR/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Jackson       48  70  46  76 /   0   0   0   0
Meridian      47  70  45  77 /   0   0   0   0
Vicksburg     48  71  45  76 /   0   0   0   0
Hattiesburg   50  71  47  77 /   0   0   0   0
Natchez       49  71  45  76 /   0   0   0   0
Greenville    46  69  47  75 /   0   0   0   0
Greenwood     46  71  47  77 /   0   0   0   0

&&

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

$$

SAS/SAS/CR