HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) - The high clouds will continue to drift through the area Tuesday night and into the overnight hours. Temperatures will ease back into the 70s this evening and into the 60s overnight.

Wednesday the area will start in the 50s and quickly warm into the 70s. Even with some extra clouds, a good south wind will help bump temperatures to around 80 degrees. There is a chance for rain, but it is less than 20 percent.

Thursday will offer the best chance for rain. Afternoon highs will be in the upper 70s. The chance for rain will be around 80 percent. There is also the chance for severe weather. The Storm Prediction Center has most of the area under a Marginal Risk for severe storms, and some of our southwestern counties under a Slight Risk for severe weather. That is a one and a two, respectively, on the one-to-five scale where five is the highest risk.

Right now it looks like mainly a rain and wind event for the area with an outside chance for a brief tornado. But tornadoes are not the main concern and this setup is nothing like the last three rounds of severe weather - and shouldn't be as active.

The good news is that storms will clear the area by Friday morning with only a few lingering clouds and some drizzle before 10 a.m. By afternoon we should start to get back into some sunshine. Afternoon highs on Friday will top out around 80 degrees.

Then this weekend things look quite nice with plenty of sunshine and highs in the low to mid 80s. No chance for rain.

Next week will start dry and warm with highs in the low to mid 80s and then by Wednesday and Thursday we will see our next chance for rain roll in. Right now it looks like a pretty low chance for rain, at only 20- to 30-percent.

Beyond that, things are looking much warmer as we get into May. High temperatures may hit 90 for the first time in 2019 around Cinco De Mayo.

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