FXUS64 KJAN 190115 AFDJAN Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Jackson MS 815 PM CDT Wed Mar 18 2026 ...New MESOSCALE UPDATE... .KEY MESSAGES... - Quiet weather & warm conditions prevail through early next week. && .MESOSCALE UPDATE... Issued at 813 PM CDT Wed Mar 18 2026 Clear skies prevail across the ArkLaMs this evening as high pressure prevails. This will continue overnight, with slightly warmer lows than last night. Lows will range from the upper 40s across the Delta to the low 40s in the Pine Belt Region./15/ && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 125 PM CDT Wed Mar 18 2026 Tonight through next Tuesday...High pressure at the surface is drifting east of the region, and will remain there through the majority of the forecast period. This will result in south to southwest winds prevailing across the forecast area through this weekend. Then Monday night into Tuesday, a dry frontal boundary is currently advertised to sink south through the CWA, with winds turning out of the north in it's wake. All of this, as northwest flow aloft persists across the region throughout the period. Quiet weather continues into early next week. Temperatures will steadily warm during this time, with highs climbing back to above normal readings and into the 80s Friday through at least Sunday. Lows will likewise follow suite, but remain cool through the period. Temperatures will cool slightly Monday into Tuesday, still remaining above normal though, as the aforementioned frontal boundary moves through the region. /19/ && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 639 PM CDT Wed Mar 18 2026 VFR conditions will prevail at all TAF sites through the period. The winds will remain generally out of the south from 4-8kts. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Jackson 67 43 76 51 / 0 0 0 0 Meridian 66 41 75 49 / 0 0 0 0 Vicksburg 68 46 77 52 / 0 0 0 0 Hattiesburg 66 42 76 50 / 0 0 0 0 Natchez 68 46 77 52 / 0 0 0 0 Greenville 67 48 75 54 / 0 0 0 0 Greenwood 68 48 77 54 / 0 0 0 0 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...None. LA...None. AR...None. && $$ 15/