Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Richton, MS

DISCUSSION
Issued at 243 AM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026

Today through Early Next Week:

Local radar scans from the KDGX radar currently show a line of strong showers and storms across the Pine Belt early this morning.
Storms will continue to race east out of forecast area before sunrise today, with a few scattered showers possible across portions of east MS. It is worth noting that there remains a possibility of seeing some brief snow shower/flurries in a very short window (1 to 2 hours) on the back end of this cold front, indicative of colder air outrunning precip early this morning. Any showers that do occur are not expected to be impactful and will be brief.

Looking ahead into the afternoon period, weather conditions will be quiet across our CWA Regarding the wind threat for today, strong gradient winds with gusts up to 30-40 mph will be possible across much of our forecast area this afternoon with higher gusts greater than 40 mph across the Delta region given the strong mixing (up to 10 kft) in the strong cold advection pattern. No changes have been made to the wind graphic for today and a Wind Advisory remains in affect for much of the area. Afternoon highs will peak into the upper 40s to low 50s areawide.

Concerning the freeze threat: In the wake of the cold front, a polar surface high will usher in a much colder airmass, and will promote freezing temperatures tonight into Tuesday morning, and to a lesser extent, Wednesday morning. A significant to extreme freeze threat remains for the entire area, especially considering the recent record warmth (e.g., warmest start to March on record at Jackson, MS), and with highs in the 80s also expected Sunday ahead of this freeze. Impacts to unprotected vegetation are expected. And, with more low temperatures now forecast to fall into the low to mid 20s Tue morning, there will also be a significant threat to early season fruit crops. Given the current trends in colder guidance for tonight into Tuesday morning, the Freeze Advisory has been upgraded to a Freeze Warning for our entire forecast area. We should start to see much warmer trends in temperatures heading into Wednesday as the trough shifts out of our region.

Thereafter, a significant warm-up is expected for mid to late next week with building heights over the region. Highs will rise back above seasonal norms with readings in the upper 70s and low 80s by Friday. A strong midlevel high over the desert southwest will keep northerly flow over our area which will maintain warm and dry conditions. Dry conditions will prevail across the southeast CONUS through early next week. /CR/SAS/EC/

AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1227 AM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026

VFR conditions largely prevail, with a brief window of MVFR ceilings in the east this morning in the wake of storms. Storms will continue to trek east overnight and may briefing drop visibility and ceilings to MVFR/IFR. Gusty winds will prevail through the day from the northwest around 25kts and will diminish near sunset this evening. /SAS/

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
Jackson 48 27 52 34 / 20 0 0 0 Meridian 49 27 53 30 / 30 0 0 0 Vicksburg 50 27 54 35 / 10 0 0 0 Hattiesburg 53 29 56 33 / 20 0 0 0 Natchez 51 28 56 35 / 20 0 0 0 Greenville 45 27 50 38 / 0 0 0 0 Greenwood 47 25 51 35 / 0 0 0 0

JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MS...Wind Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for MSZ018-019-025-034- 035-040-041.

Freeze Warning from 10 PM this evening to 10 AM CDT Tuesday for MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074.

Wind Advisory until noon CDT today for MSZ026>033-036>039- 042>066.

LA...Wind Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for LAZ007>009-015-016- 023>026.

Freeze Warning from 10 PM this evening to 10 AM CDT Tuesday for LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026.

AR...Wind Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for ARZ074-075.

Freeze Warning from 10 PM this evening to 10 AM CDT Tuesday for ARZ074-075.