Will it snow this weekend in South MS? Here’s what forecasters are saying
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- National Weather Service forecasts 10–30% snowfall chance Saturday night in southern MS.
- Forecasters emphasize uncertainty and favor a chilly, mostly dry scenario.
- Potential flurries could be first snow since last January's 9-inch storm.
A cold front will gust through South Mississippi on Saturday with freezing temperatures and slim — but not impossible — chances of snow.
The National Weather Service said there was a 10 to 30 percent chance of snow Saturday night across southern Mississippi and southeast Louisiana. But meteorologists stressed the forecast is uncertain.
“There are still a lot of questions that need to be resolved first,” forecasters at the National Weather Service in Slidell wrote in a social media post Thursday morning.
Meteorologists say it is more likely the forecast will stay chilly and dry as the cold front pushes through the region. Low temperatures are expected to hit near or below freezing Saturday night through Monday morning.
Any snow would likely arrive on Saturday and early Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. But whether it falls depends on where the cold front ends up. As of Thursday, the agency was more confident in a forecast that shows precipitation falling over the Gulf of Mexico.
But if moisture spreads north, it could be the first time flurries fall in South Mississippi since a historic storm last January dumped up to 9 inches of snow across parts of the region.
“It won’t take much to cause impacts here,” the National Weather Service said on social media, “so this is a setup we’ll continue to watch closely into the weekend.”
This is a developing story and may be updated.