Meteorologists said the upper-level ridge is slowly weakening, raising hopes that extreme heat will ease in a few days.
Forecasters cautioned that the heat may not subside without some turbulence. They said there is a marginal risk for severe storms today, mainly south of a line from Jonesboro to Jackson.
Damaging winds were identified as the primary threat through mid-evening, forecasters said.
Forecasters said the weakening ridge should gradually reduce the extreme heat over the next several days, but they urged continued attention to local forecasts.
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
