NZUS01 KJAN 181514 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 1014 AM CDT Mon May 18 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 -0.9 feet in the last 24 hours The river is forecast to be 20.9 feet Tuesday morning,20.2 feet Wednesday morning, 18.9 feet Thursday morning,19.2 feet Friday morning, and 21.3 feet Saturday morning. For Memphis, the river was 9.1 feet at 6 this morning. This is a change of -0.9 feet in the last 24 hours The river is forecast to be 8.0 feet Tuesday morning, 7.0 feet Wednesday morning, 6.3 feet Thursday morning, 5.6 feet Friday morning, and 5.1 feet Saturday morning. For Arkansas City, the river was 15.1 feet at 6 this morning. This is a change of -1.0 feet in the last 24 hours The river is forecast to be 14.3 feet Tuesday morning,13.4 feet Wednesday morning, 12.4 feet Thursday morning,11.6 feet Friday morning, and 11.0 feet Saturday morning. For Greenville, the river was 26.4 feet at 6 this morning. This is a change of -1.0 feet in the last 24 hours The river is forecast to be 25.6 feet Tuesday morning,24.7 feet Wednesday morning, 23.8 feet Thursday morning,23.1 feet Friday morning, and 22.5 feet Saturday morning. For Vicksburg, the river was 24.1 feet at 6 this morning. This is a change of -1.1 feet in the last 24 hours The river is forecast to be 23.4 feet Tuesday morning,22.6 feet Wednesday morning, 21.8 feet Thursday morning,21.0 feet Friday morning, and 20.3 feet Saturday morning. For Natchez, the river was 32.4 feet at 6 this morning. This is a change of -1.0 feet in the last 24 hours The river is forecast to be 31.5 feet Tuesday morning,30.7 feet Wednesday morning, 30.0 feet Thursday morning,29.2 feet Friday morning, and 28.5 feet Saturday morning. For Baton Rouge, the river was 19.5 feet at 6 this morning. This is a change of -1.0 feet in the last 24 hours The river is forecast to be 18.6 feet Tuesday morning,17.9 feet Wednesday morning, 17.2 feet Thursday morning,16.5 feet Friday morning, and 15.8 feet Saturday morning.