After several days of northerly winds keeping us dry and cool, the wind is changing direction. Now, we’ll have southerly breezes with warmer temperatures, clouds, and moist air.

Rain chances won’t begin for a couple of days, but they’ll be just in time for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. We’ll also have a decent chance of thunderstorms, especially on Christmas Day.

As of now, models are holding back on severe weather. It looks like most, if not all, storms will remain below severe limits.

Jumping ahead, Christmas Eve will bring a 90 percent chance of rain for north Mississippi, a 90 percent chance for central and southern parts of the state, and 80 percent chance for the Gulf Coast.

Christmas Day has an 80 percent chance of rain and storms for the north, 70 percent chance for central and southern, and 90 percent chance for the Gulf Coast.

North Mississippi

Partly sunny with a high of 55. Becoming mostly cloudy Thursday night with a low of 36.

Central Mississippi

Frost early, then partly sunny with a high of 59. Mostly cloudy overnight with a low of 39.

South Mississippi

Frost early, then mostly sunny with a high of 62. Mostly cloudy Thursday night with a low of 43.

Gulf Coast

Frost early. Mostly sunny with a high of 67. Becoming mostly cloudy overnight with a low of 48.