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Sam Rikard is a lifelong resident of Olive Branch. He is married to Paula. Paula and Sam have two sons and daughters in law and 5 grandchildren. Sam attended Northwest Community College and received a Certificate of Broadcast Meteorology from Mississippi State University. 

Sam was employed for 25 years at BellSouth Telecommunications in Memphis, TN. He served two terms as a member of the Olive Branch Board of Aldermen before being elected as Mayor of Olive Branch in 1997. Sam served as Mayor of Olive Branch for 16 years before retiring at the end of June in 2013.  

Sam has been inducted into the Olive Branch Hall of Fame and the Mississippi Municipal League Hall of Fame. 

Sam enjoys spending his retirement time with his family, traveling, and providing daily weather forecasts on OBTV and to his nearly 6,900 Facebook friends each day. Sam also owns The WeatherMayor LLC and provides meteorology consulting services to his clients.  


Today's Forecast

Cloudy this morning, becoming partly cloudy during the afternoon with winds from the NE at 5-10 mph. Today's high will be in the middle 60's with overnight lows in the middle 40's. Mostly sunny on Thursday with highs in the lower 60's and lows in the upper 40's.

Becoming cloudy on Friday with highs in the lower 60's and increasing rain chances by late afternoon. Rain chances increasing to 60% after sunset with lows in the lower 50's. Saturday will be cloudy with a 20% chance for early morning showers and highs in the middle 60's, lows in the middle 40's.

Sunday will be mostly sunny with highs in the lower 60's and lows in the lower 40's. Sunny on Monday with highs in the middle 60's and lows in the upper 40's. Mostly sunny on Tuesday with highs in the upper 60's.

Yesterday's high in Olive Branch was 49. Our overnight low has been 46. The record high for this date was 88 in 1953 and the record low was 30 in 1943. Year to date rainfall, is 59.03 inches. The average high/low is 74 and 53. Sunrise is at 7:08 and sunset is at 6:22. We will have 2 minutes and 06 seconds less daylight today.


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Yesterday's high in Olive Branch was 69. Our overnight low has been 54. The record high for this date was 90 in 2007 and the record low was 29 in 1948. Year to date rainfall, is 59.03 inches. The average high/low is 74 and 53. Sunrise is at 7:08 and sunset is at 6:21. We will have 2 minutes and 06 seconds less daylight today.
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Partly sunny today with winds from the NE at 5-10 mph. Today's high will be in the middle 60's with an overnight low in the upper 40's. Mostly cloudy on Friday with increasing chances for showers during the afternoon hours. Rain chances will be at about 30% by late afternoon, increasing to 60% after mid-night. Friday's high will be in the lower 60's with a low near 50. [ 87 more words ]
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Partly sunny today with winds from the NE at 5-10 mph. Today's high will be in the middle 60's with an overnight low in the upper 40's. Mostly cloudy on Friday with increasing chances for showers during the afternoon hours. Rain chances will be at about 30% by late afternoon, increasing to 60% after mid-night. Friday's high will be in the lower 60's with a low near 50.

Saturday will be mostly cloudy with a 20% chance for early morning showers. Saturday's high will be in the middle 60's with lows in the middle 40's. Sunday will be mostly sunny with highs near 60 and lows in the lower 40's.

Sunny on Monday with highs in the middle 60's and lows in the middle 40's. Mostly sunny on Tuesday with highs in the middle 60's and lows near 50. Partly cloudy on Wednesday with highs in the middle 60's and a 20% chance for showers late in the day.

Yesterday's high in Olive Branch was 69. Our overnight low has been 54. The record high for this date was 90 in 2007 and the record low was 29 in 1948. Year to date rainfall, is 59.03 inches. The average high/low is 74 and 53. Sunrise is at 7:08 and sunset is at 6:21. We will have 2 minutes and 06 seconds less daylight today.
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Yesterday's high in Olive Branch was 49. Our overnight low has been 46. The record high for this date was 88 in 1953 and the record low was 30 in 1943. Year to date rainfall, is 59.03 inches. The average high/low is 74 and 53. Sunrise is at 7:08 and sunset is at 6:22. We will have 2 minutes and 06 seconds less daylight today.
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Cloudy this morning, becoming partly cloudy during the afternoon with winds from the NE at 5-10 mph. Today's high will be in the middle 60's with overnight lows in the middle 40's. Mostly sunny on Thursday with highs in the lower 60's and lows in the upper 40's. Becoming cloudy on Friday with highs in the lower 60's and increasing rain chances by late afternoon. [ 76 more words ]
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Cloudy this morning, becoming partly cloudy during the afternoon with winds from the NE at 5-10 mph. Today's high will be in the middle 60's with overnight lows in the middle 40's. Mostly sunny on Thursday with highs in the lower 60's and lows in the upper 40's.

Becoming cloudy on Friday with highs in the lower 60's and increasing rain chances by late afternoon. Rain chances increasing to 60% after sunset with lows in the lower 50's. Saturday will be cloudy with a 20% chance for early morning showers and highs in the middle 60's, lows in the middle 40's.

Sunday will be mostly sunny with highs in the lower 60's and lows in the lower 40's. Sunny on Monday with highs in the middle 60's and lows in the upper 40's. Mostly sunny on Tuesday with highs in the upper 60's.

Yesterday's high in Olive Branch was 49. Our overnight low has been 46. The record high for this date was 88 in 1953 and the record low was 30 in 1943. Year to date rainfall, is 59.03 inches. The average high/low is 74 and 53. Sunrise is at 7:08 and sunset is at 6:22. We will have 2 minutes and 06 seconds less daylight today.
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The coolest high temperature ever recorded on this date of 54 is in jeopardy today. So far, the high at my location has been 49.
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