Weather forecasters are predicting freezing temperatures and high wind gusts tonight and throughout the weekend.
The bitter cold, which is prompting a Hard Freeze Warning and Wind Chill Advisory, may produce breezy temperatures with lows in the teens and highs in the upper thirties to the lower forties.
Tonight, temperatures are forecast to be in the lower twenties with a wind chill as low as 13 degrees. Wind gusts are expected to range from 10 to 30 mph. On Friday, the day’s high is forecast to be 33 degrees with overnight temperatures in the teens and a wind chill as low as 6 degrees. Wind gusts are expected to reach as high as 35 mph.
On Christmas Eve, temperatures will range from the mid-thirties to the lower twenties. Christmas Day is forecast to be a little warmer with highs in the lower forties and lows in the mid-twenties.
The Hard Freeze Warning has led to the opening of two cold-weather shelters: Kenny Fournier Multipurpose Center at 10395 Automall Parkway in D’Iberville, which opens tonight at 5 p.m., and the Salvation Army Center of Hope at 2019 22nd St. in Gulfport which opens at 6 p.m. Both shelters are scheduled to stay open through Christmas.
The Coast Transit Authority will provide transportation to the D’Iberville shelter. Those needing a ride can call the CTA at 228-896-8080.
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News & notes: Weekly report, cardboard recycling, closures
The week that was: Get the behind-the-scenes details on the week that was in Biloxi. Weekly reports from the departments of Police, Fire, Community Development, and Engineering are online for review. To see the reports from last week and an archive of weekly reports, click here.
Cardboard: The fifth annual Christmas cardboard recycling event takes place in Biloxi on Saturday, Dec. 31 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Edgewater Mall parking lot. For questions, contact Michelle Clifford at 228-214-1405 or Alan Lane at 228-868-8752.
City off closures: All non-emergency municipal offices will be closed on Dec. 23 and 26 for the Christmas holiday and Jan. 2 for the New Years’ holiday. The Biloxi Visitors Center will be open on New Year’s Day.
Biloxi Natatorium: The swimming pool will be closed from Dec. 23 through Jan. 2 for the holidays and because of the lack of staff.
Woolmarket bridge: The Woolmarket Road bridge will remain closed for emergency repairs. To see more information, including detour routes, click here.
