An unseasonably strong low pressure system will track eastward through the Great Lakes region tonight through Friday. Numerous showers and even some thunderstorms will accompany the passage of this system. The warm and humid airmass will give way to a cooler airmass as the system passes off to the east. A cooler than normal weekend is forecasted for the area.
Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms until midday, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Light winds becoming south around 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Friday: Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms until midday, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain showers in the evening, then partly cloudy overnight. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening.
Saturday: Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds around 10 mph.
Yesterday’s high temperature in Jackson was 86 at 1:39 PM. The low was 63 at 6:18 AM.
Normal high for today is 81. The record low is 42, set in 1965. The record high is 96, set in 1964.
A trace of precipitation yesterday. Month to date: 0.00 inches.
Sunrise today at 6:33 AM EDT. Sunset at 8:54 PM EDT.