A roller coaster temperature swing will occur over the next 24 hours. Record or near record highs in the mid to upper 50s are expected today (Jackson’s record high for today is 55), but arctic air will quickly rush back in tonight and temperatures will plunge into the 20s.
The Friday morning commute may be slick as any standing water from rain and snow melt will freeze up. There is also a risk for some light accumulations of freezing rain and snow late tonight and early Friday.
The cold air will stick around this weekend into next week with occasional snow showers. The best chance of snow is Sunday night and Monday.
Today
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4pm. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 57. South wind around 17 mph.
Tonight
Rain, possibly mixed with freezing rain before 4am, then sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 4am and 5am, then snow showers, possibly mixed with sleet after 5am. Low around 26. South wind 13 to 16 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Snow showers, possibly mixed with freezing rain, becoming all snow after 9am. Temperature falling to around 20 by 4pm. North northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as -3. North wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 18. North wind 9 to 11 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19.
Average high temperature for today is 31. Average low temperature is 16.
The high temperature in Jackson yesterday was 51 at 11:59 PM, the low was 27 at 1:57 AM.
A trace of precipitation yesterday. Total precipitation for the month to date: 0.05 inches.
Sunrise today at 8:06 AM EST. Sunset at 5:26 PM EST.