Forecast Last Updated at Friday, May 25, 2018 at 6:49AM

Showers Creep North

A front to our south fades off the map today opening the door for moisture to return. Friday has plenty of dry hours but scattered showers must be accounted for in your outdoor plans, especially this afternoon and early this evening. Shower and thundershowers will be more prevalent Saturday and Sunday. Early next week, we'll be watching "soon to be Tropical Storm Alberto" in the Gulf. It will reach Southern Mississippi late Monday and keep our weather unsettled much of next week.

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Friday Hi: 69 Lo: 58 Partly to mostly cloudy; Scattered mostly PM showers & t-showers; Light SE wind

Saturday Hi: 69 Lo: 59 Mostly cloudy; Scattered mostly PM t-showers; South wind 5-10 mph

Sunday Hi: 70 Lo: 57 Mostly cloudy; Scattered mostly PM showers & t-showers; South wind 5-15 mph

Monday Hi: 70 Lo: 57 Mostly cloudy; Scattered showers & t-showers

Tuesday Hi: 72 Lo: 58 Mostly cloudy; Scattered showers & t-showers

Further Out

Wednesday - Generally cloudy; Scattered showers & t-showers; High in the lower 70s; Low in the upper 50s
Thursday - Generally cloudy; Scattered showers & t-showers; High in the lower 70s; Low in the upper 50s

Forecast Discussion

In spite of clouds, Thursday was a drier/cooler day. Today, we keep the spirit of Thursday; however, as the front to our south fades off the map, moisture increases along with shower coverage. Keep your outdoor plans today but have a raincoat handy just in case.

Memorial Day Weekend, we remain in a moist southerly flow with increased coverage of showers and thundershowers, especially in the afternoon and evening. Temperatures are at or slightly above seasonal norms. We'll have some dry hours but be prepared.

Weather eyes turn to the Gulf this weekend as a tropical low near the Yucatan Peninsula today moves north in the Gulf and becomes Tropical Storm Alberto.

Details for our weather from Monday through Thursday depend on the ever-so-slow path of Alberto's remnant low across the Southeast and into the Mid Atlantic. We must play the forecast cards conservatively; however, some days will be drier than others. I wish we knew which.

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