NOAA Sees Mississippi Fall Running 33%-40% Hotter Than Average as El Niño Strengthens
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Updated · Clarion Ledger · Aug 21
NOAA Sees Mississippi Fall Running 33%-40% Hotter Than Average as El Niño Strengthens
3 articles · Updated · Clarion Ledger · Aug 21
Summary
NOAA's mid-August outlook gives most of Mississippi a 33% to 40% chance of above-average fall temperatures, with only the state's northeast corner showing equal odds for warmer, near-normal or cooler conditions.
A strong El Niño is expected to steer U.S. weather this fall and winter, tilting much of the country toward warmer-than-normal conditions even as rainfall patterns vary by region.
Mississippi's precipitation outlook shifted from July: forecasters now see equal chances of above-, near- and below-normal rainfall instead of the wetter-than-usual fall previously projected for most of the state.
October is typically when Mississippi sees more sustained cooling, with average highs dropping into the upper 70s and overnight lows into the 50s.
Nationally, NOAA assigns a 33% to 60% chance of warmer fall weather across most of the U.S., while wetter-than-average conditions are favored in parts of the Southeast and Southwest.