Rain on the Way

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Today: High of 68 with winds gusting out of the NE 10-15mph/ overcast conditions
Tonight: Low of 56 with showers coming late tonight shortly after 9 pm/ overcast/15-20mph winds
Tuesday: Heavy rain early morning but moving off by late afternoon, 65, mostly cloudy, winds 10-15 mph
Tuesday night: Becoming clearer with a low of 46
Veterans Day: High of 66 and mostly sunny



Starkville~

Holla everyone and a very good Monday to you! The weekend was absolutely wonderful for us having temperatures in the upper 70s and mostly sunny. Certainly, we have had a long stretch of sunny and clear conditions since the start of November. As Sunday rolled around, weather conditions began to change for us as cloudy conditions appeared in our forecast and those clouds condition are associated with approaching rain for today and Tuesday. Today, we are starting off with overcast skies with winds gusting currently at 9mph which will change as we progress throughout the day.

The changes in our weather will be due to the combination of a low pressure system and also Tropical Storm Ida. Both systems are driving our weather currently and they are both located in the Gulf of Mexico. Tropical Storm Ida currently has winds of 70mph and is moving northward. As it approaches the gulf coast, it will steadly weaken due to strong wind shear, cooler waters, and by frontal system. The frontal system is going to help steer Tropical Storm Ida northeast of us, so its projected path is going to take it into Alabama, Georgia, and the panhandle of Florida. Some areas will see more than 2"-3" inches of RAIN. For our area, it just depends on when the tropical storm began to turn northeast. We could not get any rain at all but I'm predicting a good amount of rain for us.

Expect to see cloudy conditions for most of today with a high of 68. The rain will come much later. Throughout the day,though, winds will pick up and gust up to 10-15mph by the evening and even as high of 20mph tonight. The rain should finally arrive shortly around 9:00 tonight with light showers for the most part. The temperature at that time will only be around 61 degrees and will be kept fairly warm due to lots of clouds tonight. Our best chance of heavy showers will come early Tuesday morning around 1 a.m. up to 8 a.m. Those showers will soon began to taper off by the afternoon hours with temperatures in the lower 60s by 1p.m. For tomorrow evening, clouds will begin to decrease leaving us with a clear night and a low of 46. For Veterans Day, sunny skies will again make its return back into our forecast for Wednesday with a high of 66 degrees. So once we're done with Tuesday, sunny conditions returns giving us some pleasant temperatures for the rest of the week. Come back Wednesday for another update and also I'll keep you posted if anything changes concerning Tropical Storm Ida. God bless!