Cold Front Brings Breezy Friday Cool Down
Good morning, everyone! We have two more hot days ahead across Olive Branch and the metro area before a cold front ushers in much cooler Canadian air. By the weekend, afternoon temperatures will drop into the 60s, with nighttime lows falling into the 40s.
- Today: Skies become partly cloudy this afternoon as a front stalls just north of our area. We’ll have a 20% chance of an isolated afternoon thunderstorm, with a high near 90°. Southwest winds will be 5 to 10 mph. Tonight’s low: 72°.
- Thursday: Sunny and hot, with highs in the lower 90s and southwest winds at 5 to 10 mph. Temperatures fall into the middle 60s overnight as our next cold front approaches.
- Friday: The front moves through early, bringing a noticeable change. Expect mostly sunny skies and a high near 70°. A brisk north wind at 15 to 20 mph could gust to 30 mph at times. Friday night turns chilly, with lows in the upper 40s.
- Saturday: Sunny, cool, and breezy, with highs only in the middle 60s. Northeast winds will be 10 to 15 mph. Overnight lows drop into the low to middle 40s.
- Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, with a milder afternoon high in the lower 70s. The overnight low will be near 50°.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and a little warmer, with highs in the middle 70s and lows in the middle 50s.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny skies continue, with afternoon temperatures reaching the upper 70s to near 80°.
Summer like heat hangs on through Thursday, but you’ll want a jacket for those chilly weekend mornings!
Here’s a look at your weather history for Olive Branch:
Yesterday’s high was 92 degrees, and the overnight low since midnight has been 74.
The record high for today is 90 degrees, set in 1963, while the record low of 39 was set in 1987.
Rainfall through midnight was 0.00″. Monthly rainfall stands at 0.92″ inches, with the year-to-date total at 39.88 inches.
The average high for today is 76 degrees, with an average low of 55.
Sunrise is at 7:05 this morning, and sunset comes at 6:26 this evening—that’s 2 minutes and 07 seconds less daylight than yesterday.
Just the Weather, Without the Drama
