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Today: High of 76 with partly cloudy skies

Tonight: Low of 50 with cloudy conditions



~Starkville, MS

A good Thursday to you! We are one day from Friday and therefore one day from enjoying Spring Break!!! I certainly can't wait! What all do I have planned for Spring Break you may ask! I am going to relax! That is all I am going to do. Hopefully, the weather will be nice unlike all of the stormy condition we had yesterday. Thunderstorms loomed throughout Mississippi with some areas not seeing anything. Here in Starkville, I heard a few rumbles here and there but nothing too serious. In areas such as central Arkansas, CNN reported that powerful tornadoes ripped through the state especially in Saline and Cleburne counties destroying homes and injuring two people. Along with those tornadoes, golf ball-sized hail felled and powerful thunderstorms went through the area. Tornado warning was lifted earlier today for there.

Currently

Right now in the Starkville area, we are seeing partly cloudy condition with the sun back out today after being under overcast conditions for all of yesterday. Temperatures are currently sitting in the mid 60s with moist conditions since the dewpoint is at 60. It makes the air feel sticky in a sense and we haven't even approach 10:00 a.m. yet! Southwest winds at 5mph is keeping things rather cool for us, so it's pretty pleasant outside right now.

What's Happening

At 850mb, we have some warm air advection which is giving us some warm temperatures that we are seeing now. The cold front that came through yesterday is moving off toward the east leaving behind this partly cloudy condition, but there is another front following this one and I believe is the reason for these really high temps for right now. This front doesn't contain any precip with, so don't expect rain today but rather warm temps. So areas such as Hattiesburg could see temperatures near 80!

Today

For today, we will continue to see partly cloudy with high cirrus clouds toward the late afternoon hours. Look for highs to climb all the way up to the upper 70s. I won't be surprise if we see 80 hit the scene with southeast winds b/w 5-10 mph. A nice day indeed to enjoy the sun with more clouds moving back into the skies later tonight ahead of another system which does have some rain. I believe most of the rain will fall around the midnight hours and early Friday morning. By 10 tonight, temperatures will be around 60 degrees.

Tomorrow outlook

Look for rain to linger throughout the early morning of your Friday. Most of the rain will occur during that time with scatter showers throughout the day. Cloudy conditions and relatively cooler temperatures will be the highlight of Friday. Enjoy the short break from the rain and God bless!

A Rainy Wednesday with a Potential for Severe Weather!!

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Today: Showers and a possibility of severe weather during the late afternoon hrs; High of 61

Tonight: Scattered showers and some heavy at times with severe weather occurring b/w 6 and midnight; Low of 55; strong winds and possible hail may occur




~Starkville, MS

Hi everyone! I am so sorry for not updating you all on your Face of the Sky forecast! I have been so busy with school work and internship and I had to really devote all my time and attention to those areas. I hope you all can forgive your local meteorologist at least this once!

Currently
A very soggy Wednesday for us with overcast conditions to fill the sky. Dewpoints are near the actual temperatures and so whenever you have dewpoints close to the actual temps, you usually get very moist conditions like we're seeing now currently. Despite these soggy conditions, we are not cold at all with temperatures in the mid 50s now.

What's Happening?
We have this low pressure system that will bring scattered showers throughout portions of Mississippi, Eastern Texas, Lousiana, and Arkansas. Right now, models are showing conditions are favorable for severe weather tonight. This hazardous weather outlook is for Central MS, NE LA, and the SE AR area. The likely time for these storms to occur is between 6:00 here and midnight. We could see isolated severe thunderstorms capable of producing good size hail, damaging winds, and possible tornadoes. Moderate instablity and increasing wind shear will combine ahead of an approaching upper level storm system to bring this threat for severe weather to the region.

Today
Highs of mid 60s to the 70s are expected. I don't really see temperatures going all the way to the 70s except for when the cold front pushes through it could raise temperatures up. What worries me (especially as a meteorologist) is that we are not seeing any sun out. The sun really adds to the instability in the air and instability is really crucial to having severe weather. If not much sun comes out, I really do not see conditions getting out of hand. Other conditions will have to factor in as well, but I'm just saying that we need some instability in order for any decent storm to form. The main ingredients for any severe weather is you need instability, moisture, and sheer. The best we'll see today is strong winds and hail. Best area to see a tornado will probably be in eastern portion of Arkansas. I'll definitely keep you updated on these conditions ahead. Temperatures today will get to the mid 60s with overcast conditions. Tonight, look for rain and strong winds. Rain will be heavy at times with thunderstorms to speak of. Again, I will continue to update you on anything that comes up concerning severe weather. Temperatures won't fall to much as lows will be down in the lower 50s.

Tomorrow outlook
We will continue to have on and off showers in the area, but we may have some clearing of the skies tomorrow. Temperatures will get up to the mid to upper 60s. Drop back tomorrow as I continue to bring you your latest Face of the Sky forecast. Have a great day and God bless!