Weekend Outlook

Happy Friday Everyone!! I hope everyone is doing great and preparing for the weekend. First of all, I would like to send my condolences to the Jackson family and also to the family of Farrah Fawcett. The world will certainly miss these important figures in which they had a huge impact on America history. They were very talented in their respected fields and will always be remembered. Also, I would like to wish my best friend, Jamaal Theo Davis, a happy birthday! May God continue to bless you my friend! Now on to your weekend outlook, I must say that things still look the same with conditions still being hot and humid. On Thursday, I've stated that the dewpoint has fallen off a bit into the mid 60s to be exact. This has translated to being drier than we have been in the previous days. Today, it will be a deja vu of that with temps only reaching 96 but dry with clear skies. I stated this yesterday and I will reiterate that the dewpoint is the amount of water in the air. So, the higher the dewpoint along with high temperatures can make conditions muggy and you can really feel the heat compared to just dry conditions. As we approach Saturday, humidity will be on the rise again and we'll be back up in the upper 90s. Expect 98 for your high with clouds beginning to return with the increase in humidity. I believe Sunday will be the hottest day of the weekend ahead of an approaching front. I'm going to say for the city of Starkville, we'll see 99 as our high. Ahead of a cold front, you're always going to see some type of warm up, and we have a cold front that will push through the area by Sunday night and into Monday morning. Now, with this front we do have a chance of rain. Right now, I'm saying only a 20% chance of showers as our models didn't really pick up on anything heavy. Now, we could see about .25 of an inch but as the weekend draws to an end, I should know more. This is your weekend outlook and I hope everyone has a great weekend. Remember if your going to be outside to drink plenty of fluids mainly water. God bless!

Rain, rain please come our way

Hello all! I hope everyone is doing great and most importantly trying to stay relatively cool. Weather conditions are still hot across the state but we are experiencing a small dropoff in humidity. During the last couple of day, dewpoints across the state has been in the lower to mid 70s making conditions really muggy. Today, the dewpoint for Starkville is at 64. In simple terms the dewpoint is the amount of water in the air. So, with the accumulation of very high temps and high dewpoint, this can make for some awful conditions as we have been experiencing lately. The reason for this dropoff in dewpoint is because of a weak boundary that came into the southern area bringing slightly drier air. Expect a cool down for today as temps get up to just about 95 degrees with a cool night at 67. Expect this trend to continue for the weekend with highs still peaking in the mid to upper 90s. Be sure to come back tomorrow and I'll have your weekend forecast and I'll also let you know when our best chance of rain may come. God bless!

Hace mucho calor!!

Starkville, MS

Hello all!!! I know it has been forever since my last blog and I'm sorry that I have not been consistent with keeping you updated on the weather. Things have been so busy lately and I just have not had time to write on a consistent basis. I'm really excited though to be back. Well, as you all may certainly know it has been hot!!! We'll experiencing temperatures near 100 and we are only two days out from the official day of summer which was on June 21st. During the last four days temperatures have peaked out at 97 degrees. Certainly its been hot and dry for the month of June especially in central and southern regions of Mississippi. We have this ridge of high pressure that has remained for the most part across the central and southern region of the state allowing nothing but dry conditions as a result. Now around this high pressure, we have had some thunderstorms to produce giving north MS and surrounding states some rain chances. For the next few days, this high pressure will continue to maintain its hold on the south with humid and hot conditions still persisting. Expects highs to reach up to 98 with few clouds. Tuesday and Wednesday looks about the same with highs peaking out at 97-98 and lows at around normal at 72. Just remember to take caution if working outside. Make sure to drink plenty of water. Wear light colored clothes that will reflect the heat. Try to avoid strenuous physical activity in the middle of the day and if possible try to reserve those activities during the morning or evening hours. Well, like I said earlier its certainly great to be back and I look forward to being much more consistent. Look for the next post to come on Thursday. Stay cool and God bless!