WLBT FIRST ALERT WEATHER

A Break from the Heat!
Published: Aug. 1, 2026 at 10:46 PM CDT

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A slightly cooler and less humid air mass will settle into central Mississippi tonight. Sunday should be sunny, breezy at times and noticeably more comfortable, with a high near 86 degrees. Sunday night will be mostly clear with a low near 70. No rain is expected Sunday or Sunday night.

The quiet pattern continues Monday with sunshine and a high near 91 degrees. The break from dangerous heat will be brief. High pressure is expected to strengthen again during the middle and latter part of next week, allowing temperatures and humidity levels to climb. Rain chances will remain very limited.

The Atlantic Basin is quiet. Tropical cyclone development is not expected during the next seven days across the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea or Gulf.

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