WLBT FIRST ALERT FORECAST

A Cool Start to the Week
Published: Apr. 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM CDT

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Cooler and breezy tonight, but a warm-up is on the way. Grab a light jacket Monday morning; it will be crisp and cool around 50 degrees. This is about on target for our average lows in early April.

Monday is going to be a nice spring afternoon—partly sunny with a high around 71. This too, will be close to our average of 74 degrees. Northerly wind gusts will continue. Then Monday night we will be mostly clear with a low of 47. The north winds will be calming down.

The rest of the week offers a warming trend as we climb through the 70s, back into the 80s by Friday. Expect mostly sunny/partly cloudy days with only a small (20%) chance of a showers Thursday and Friday.

The next best chance for showers will be closer to 10 days out, at 40%.

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