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MISSISSIPPI RIVER 5 DAY FORECAST

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON, MS

952 AM CDT Tue May 5 2026





And now, here is the 5 day Mississippi River forecast.



For Cairo, the river was 33.1 feet this morning. This is a change of 

-0.4 feet in the last 24 hours

The river is forecast to be 32.2 feet Wednesday morning,30.9 feet 

Thursday morning, 

29.7 feet Friday morning,29.0 feet Saturday morning, and 28.0 feet 

Sunday morning.





For Memphis, the river was 18.4 feet at 6 this morning. This is a 

change of  0.3 feet in the last 24 hours

The river is forecast to be 18.3 feet Wednesday morning,18.0 feet 

Thursday morning, 

17.5 feet Friday morning,16.8 feet Saturday morning, and 16.2 feet 

Sunday morning.









For Arkansas City, the river was 21.3 feet at 6 this morning. This is

a change of  0.6 feet in the last 24 hours

The river is forecast to be 21.7 feet Wednesday morning,22.0 feet 

Thursday morning, 

22.1 feet Friday morning,21.9 feet Saturday morning, and 21.6 feet 

Sunday morning.









For Greenville, the river was 32.5 feet at 6 this morning. This is a 

change of  0.6 feet in the last 24 hours

The river is forecast to be 32.9 feet Wednesday morning,33.3 feet 

Thursday morning, 

33.6 feet Friday morning,33.6 feet Saturday morning, and 33.4 feet 

Sunday morning.









For Vicksburg, the river was 28.2 feet at 6 this morning. This is a 

change of  0.4 feet in the last 24 hours

The river is forecast to be 28.8 feet Wednesday morning,29.4 feet 

Thursday morning, 

29.8 feet Friday morning,30.2 feet Saturday morning, and 30.2 feet 

Sunday morning.









For Natchez, the river was 35.5 feet at 6 this morning. This is a 

change of  0.1 feet in the last 24 hours

The river is forecast to be 35.9 feet Wednesday morning,36.5 feet 

Thursday morning, 

36.9 feet Friday morning,37.4 feet Saturday morning, and 37.7 feet 

Sunday morning.









For Baton Rouge, the river was 21.8 feet at 6 this morning. This is a

change of -0.1 feet in the last 24 hours

The river is forecast to be 21.9 feet Wednesday morning,22.0 feet 

Thursday morning, 

22.4 feet Friday morning,22.8 feet Saturday morning, and 23.2 feet 

Sunday morning.