NATCHEZ — The cooler temperatures Miss-Lou residents woke up to this morning are here to stay for a few days.

A cold front passing through the area will give way to low temperatures in the 60s and highs in the 80s through at least Monday, National Weather Service meteorologist Daniel Lamb said.

“The biggest thing folks are going to notice, other than the temperatures being lower, in the next couple of days is the fact that the air is going to be a bit drier and not as humid and intolerable as it gets during the summer months,” Lamb said. “It’s all going to make for some nice, cooler mornings for everyone and then nicer temperatures throughout the rest of the day.”

Lamb said the cold front is not out of the ordinary for this time of year and is a good indicator of cooler temperatures ahead.

“When we begin getting cold fronts like this, that’s really when we start signaling the transition from summer into fall,” Lamb said. “We’ll probably see more fronts like this in the coming weeks that will slowly start to chip away at those hot and humid conditions until we get all those cooler temperatures.”

The cold front, Lamb said, could also be keeping a tropical system developing near Florida from turning into something more severe.

The NWS reports a broad area of low pressure was spotted moving westward Friday and was located over southern Florida just south of Lake Okeechobee.

The shower activity is poorly organized, and strong upper-level winds, as well as interaction with land, was expected to inhibit development of the system Friday.

Even if the storm develops in the coming days, Lamb said conditions in southwest Mississippi would help push the system away.

“As long as we have that front between us and the system, it will stay off to the south,” Lamb said. “Right now, it doesn’t look like any kind of development is imminent, but we just need to keep a close eye on it.”