Forecast Details for Jackson, MS

Recent Locations: Sulligent, AL Eugene, OR Jackson, MS

This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers between 7pm and 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

Saturday: A slight chance of showers before 10am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 83. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4am, then showers likely. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 54. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?

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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes (between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes water vapor to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.

In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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