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MISSISSIPPI RIVER 5 DAY FORECAST

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON, MS

1209 PM CDT Wed Aug 5 2026





And now, here is the 5 day Mississippi River forecast.



For Cairo, the river was 15.5 feet this morning. This is a change of 

-0.2 feet in the last 24 hours

The river is forecast to be 16.2 feet Thursday morning,16.8 feet 

Friday morning, 

16.2 feet Saturday morning,15.2 feet Sunday morning, and 14.8 feet 

Monday morning.





For Memphis, the river was -1.0 feet at 6 this morning. This is a 

change of -0.2 feet in the last 24 hours

The river is forecast to be -0.9 feet Thursday morning,-0.9 feet 

Friday morning, 

-0.2 feet Saturday morning, 0.6 feet Sunday morning, and  0.3 feet 

Monday morning.









For Arkansas City, the river was  6.6 feet at 6 this morning. This is

a change of -0.8 feet in the last 24 hours

The river is forecast to be  6.1 feet Thursday morning, 5.9 feet 

Friday morning, 

 6.0 feet Saturday morning, 6.2 feet Sunday morning, and  6.5 feet 

Monday morning.









For Greenville, the river was 16.7 feet at 6 this morning. This is a 

change of -1.0 feet in the last 24 hours

The river is forecast to be 16.0 feet Thursday morning,15.8 feet 

Friday morning, 

15.8 feet Saturday morning,15.9 feet Sunday morning, and 16.2 feet 

Monday morning.









For Vicksburg, the river was 14.1 feet at 6 this morning. This is a 

change of -1.2 feet in the last 24 hours

The river is forecast to be 13.0 feet Thursday morning,12.4 feet 

Friday morning, 

12.2 feet Saturday morning,12.2 feet Sunday morning, and 12.3 feet 

Monday morning.









For Natchez, the river was 22.1 feet at 6 this morning. This is a 

change of -1.1 feet in the last 24 hours

The river is forecast to be 21.1 feet Thursday morning,20.1 feet 

Friday morning, 

19.5 feet Saturday morning,19.3 feet Sunday morning, and 19.4 feet 

Monday morning.









For Baton Rouge, the river was 10.6 feet at 6 this morning. This is a

change of -0.7 feet in the last 24 hours

The river is forecast to be  9.6 feet Thursday morning, 8.3 feet 

Friday morning, 

 7.9 feet Saturday morning, 7.1 feet Sunday morning, and  6.8 feet 

Monday morning.