Weather

Heat Advisory covers areas along and west of Mississippi River through 7 p.m.

A Heat Advisory remains in effect for areas along and west of the Mississippi River from 11 a.m. through 7 p.m., with heat index values expected between 105 and 109 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Memphis, Tennessee.

Near-record to record warmth is expected Monday and Tuesday as an upper-level ridge builds across the Lower Mississippi Valley.

Source: US National Weather Service Memphis Tennessee.

Jon Myers

Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."