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FXUS64 KMEG 242012
AFDMEG

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Memphis TN
312 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025

...New DISCUSSION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 239 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025

- Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms expected through
  the weekend and continuing into next week, featuring some
  strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall.

- Rainfall totals will likely fall between 3 to 5 inches, with
  some locations closer to 6 inches by Tuesday.

- Mild temperatures will continue through the weekend before they
  return to near normal readings by Wednesday.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
(This evening through next Friday)
Issued at 239 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025

Skies remain cloudy across much of the Mid-South this afternoon
with temperatures ranging from the mid 60s to around 70 degrees.
Showers and thunderstorms continue to move across portions of
west Tennessee and north Mississippi. Currently, a weak frontal
boundary extends across southern Arkansas and into central
Mississippi.

This front will not move too much north through Sunday night. As
disturbance move along the front, additional round of showers and
thunderstorms are expected. The next round of rain is expected to
move into western sections of the Mid-South around midnight and
spread east during the overnight hours. A strong or severe
thunderstorms could occur over portions of north Mississippi with
damaging winds as the main threat.

Additional showers and thunderstorms will move across the Mid-
South on Sunday. Some strong/severe thunderstorms may occur across
the southern half of the region with damaging winds as the main
threat. The front will lift north into western Kentucky Sunday
night with rain becoming more widespread north of the front.

The front will then start to head back south on Monday and finally
exit the region by Tuesday night. More showers and thunderstorms
are expected for Monday and Tuesday. Monday will see the most
rainfall with over 2" possible, In total, 3 to 6 inches of
rainfall could fall between tonight and Tuesday night.

By Wednesday, the upper level pattern becomes more zonal with some
isolated showers and thunderstorms expected across the southern
half of the region.Temperatures will return back to more seasonal
levels on Wednesday. Seasonal temperatures with scattered
thunderstorms will continue across the Mid-South for Thursday and
Friday.

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1242 PM CDT Sat May 24 2025

Tracking a couple areas of convection. The first is pushing into
MEM and north MS with another close on its heels over east AR. The
shortwave triggering this activity will push through this
afternoon and then we will have a relative break this evening into
the first part of the overnight. Expect mainly SHRAs at JBR and
MKL this afternoon with some embedded TSRA at MEM. There is a
better risk of TSRAs at TUP through late this afternoon. The next
MCS will develop later tonight with another rounHeavy rain and thunderstorms will continue through the weekend
into early next week. 2-4 inches of rain is expected. Temperatures
will remain mild.d of SHRAs and TSRAs then another round is
likely Sunday afternoon. Expect a mix of MVFR and IFR cigs with
the lower conds more common later tonight into Sunday morning.
Winds will be generally light outside of convection and mainly
from the east veering to south on Sunday.

&&

.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...None.
MO...None.
MS...None.
TN...None.
&&

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PUBLIC FORECAST...ARS
AVIATION...SJM