FXUS64 KJAN 192352 AFDJAN Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Jackson MS 652 PM CDT Thu Mar 19 2026 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... - Quiet weather & warm conditions prevail through the middle of next week. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 125 PM CDT Thu Mar 19 2026 Thursday-next Wednesday: No impactful weather is expected for the forecast period. Surface ridging will continue to provide spring-like conditions to the ArkLaMiss region. Temperatures are expected to run 20 degrees above seasonal averages for the weekend and next week. Rain is not expected over the next seven days. Pleasant conditions will continue over the next several days as a surface high off Atlantic coastline spreads ridging across the SE CONUS. Patchy, dense fog may be possible near HWY 84 and south early Friday morning, but the probabilities are low (25-30%) at this time. Heading into the weekend, temps will undergo a warming trend into the weekend as southerly winds advect warm air into the region. As the warming trend continues, high will range from the low to mid 80s and lows will range in the upper 50s to low 60s. All will remain quiet to make for an enjoyable weekend. A dry, frontal boundary will swing through the area, briefly dropping highs to the mid 70s to low 80s and keeping lows ranging in the 50s and 60s on Monday. Temps will quickly rebound after the front passes, continuing areawide calm conditions and warm temps for the foreseeable future. /SW/ && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 651 PM CDT Thu Mar 19 2026 VFR conditions and light southerly winds will prevail through the TAF period./15/ && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Jackson 76 51 82 57 / 0 0 0 0 Meridian 75 48 80 55 / 0 0 0 0 Vicksburg 77 53 82 57 / 0 0 0 0 Hattiesburg 75 49 81 54 / 0 0 0 0 Natchez 77 53 82 58 / 0 0 0 0 Greenville 76 54 82 59 / 0 0 0 0 Greenwood 77 54 83 59 / 0 0 0 0 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...None. LA...None. AR...None. && $$ /15