NZUS01 KJAN 191540 RVSWFO ARC017-041-MSC001-011-021-055-063-149-151-157-LAC029-035-065-107- MISSISSIPPI RIVER 5 DAY FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON, MS 1040 AM CDT Tue May 19 2026 And now, here is the 5 day Mississippi River forecast. For Cairo, the river was 21.4 feet this morning. This is a change of -0.0 feet in the last 24 hours The river is forecast to be 21.2 feet Wednesday morning,22.2 feet Thursday morning, 24.0 feet Friday morning,25.9 feet Saturday morning, and 27.1 feet Sunday morning. For Memphis, the river was 7.7 feet at 6 this morning. This is a change of -1.4 feet in the last 24 hours The river is forecast to be 6.8 feet Wednesday morning, 6.2 feet Thursday morning, 6.0 feet Friday morning, 6.7 feet Saturday morning, and 8.0 feet Sunday morning. For Arkansas City, the river was 14.3 feet at 6 this morning. This is a change of -0.8 feet in the last 24 hours The river is forecast to be 13.3 feet Wednesday morning,12.4 feet Thursday morning, 11.5 feet Friday morning,10.7 feet Saturday morning, and 10.2 feet Sunday morning. For Greenville, the river was 25.5 feet at 6 this morning. This is a change of -1.0 feet in the last 24 hours The river is forecast to be 24.6 feet Wednesday morning,23.7 feet Thursday morning, 22.9 feet Friday morning,22.1 feet Saturday morning, and 21.5 feet Sunday morning. For Vicksburg, the river was 23.0 feet at 6 this morning. This is a change of -1.1 feet in the last 24 hours The river is forecast to be 22.1 feet Wednesday morning,21.3 feet Thursday morning, 20.5 feet Friday morning,19.7 feet Saturday morning, and 19.0 feet Sunday morning. For Natchez, the river was 31.3 feet at 6 this morning. This is a change of -1.1 feet in the last 24 hours The river is forecast to be 30.2 feet Wednesday morning,29.4 feet Thursday morning, 28.7 feet Friday morning,27.9 feet Saturday morning, and 27.3 feet Sunday morning. For Baton Rouge, the river was 18.5 feet at 6 this morning. This is a change of -1.0 feet in the last 24 hours The river is forecast to be 17.8 feet Wednesday morning,17.1 feet Thursday morning, 16.4 feet Friday morning,15.7 feet Saturday morning, and 14.9 feet Sunday morning.