Los Angeles, California to Jackson, Mississippi
My first road trip in some time, and it will take three days and change to cover it. It's 1842 miles between LA and Jackson, and we will set a pace of 67.3mph. If you don't want to do the math, that means our 8 hour days will allow us to over 538 miles. Lots of space covered in empty country. Hope you brought an iPod.
DAY ONE
There is a petulant little low parked off the northern Coast of the Baja Peninsula, but it absolutely refuses to do anything. Sure, an easterly flow may continue to blow into the San Bernadino Mountains, and I GUESS we could get a stray shower around Palm Springs and Cathedral City, but not much more than that. The day will end in St. David, Arizona (east of Tucson) with very little by way of interesting weather.
DAY TWO
The low off the coast will begin its move inland, and rain over Arizona will pick up. It may be raining by the time we leave St. David, and could continue until we reach the New Mexico border. New Mexico shouldn't give us too many problems when we cross the border, but a little bit of moisture may also trickle into west Texas. Before we arrive in West Odessa, Texas, we may see another spit of rain in Pecos or Monahans, Texas.
DAY THREE
That low is chasing us down, and will catch up to us in West Odessa over night. We will be driving through rain and some thunderstorms across the route during the day Monday. The worst part is, the heaviest rain and thunderstorms are expected to be the biggest problem while we are in the Metroplex. The leading edge of storms will probably be right with us between Dallas and Fort Worth, and we may have to fight a few showers the rest of the way through Texas. We will end the day in Shreveport, Louisiana.
DAY FOUR
The front will now be on top of us as we rest in Shreveport, and will continue eastward through Louisiana. It's only about 3 1/2 hours to Jackson, and we will overtake the leading edge of the storm around Monroe, Louisiana, only to have the storms, which will be stronger again by this time, slam into us in Jackson. That was a lot of action for a road trip over this course, wasn't it?
