North MS Local Forecast: Good Morning! At Smithville, MS, the current temperature is 53 and it feels like 51. Highs will continue to range between 53 and 70 with lows between 30 and 56. There is a 50% chance of AM showers today, a 40% chance of PM showers on Wednesday, a slight chance of rain next Monday, a 60% chance of showers next Tuesday, and a 60% chance of scattered thunderstorms next Wednesday. Winds today will be out of the Southwest at 10-20mph with gusts to 30mph. At the Regional Rehab Center in Tupelo, MS, the current temperature is 53 and it feels like 49. Todays high is 64 and a low of 42 with Southwest winds at 10-20mph with gusts to 30mph. Tuesdays high is 69.
Severe/Winter Weather Update (Southeast Region): Now, for your Severe/Winter Weather Update for the Southeast Region. There could be a threat of severe weather between December 22nd-25th and around December 29th.
Severe Weather Outlook (Nationwide): Now, for your Nationwide Severe Weather Outlook. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has no threat of severe weather over the next 2-3 days.
Tropical Update: Now, for your tropical update. In the Western Pacific, (#1) Major Typhoon Melor has winds of 135mph, gusting to 160mph, with a pressure of 935mbars. Movement is West at 13mph. Is forecasted to dissipate by Thursday or so over the Philippines or South China Sea. In the North Indian Ocean (Arabian Sea), no development is expected over the next 5 days. In the North Indian Ocean (Bay of Bengal), no development is expected over the next 5 days. In the Southern Hemisphere (South-West Indian Ocean), no development is expected over the next 5 days. In the Southern Hemisphere (Australian Region), no development is expected over the next 5 days. In the Southern Hemisphere (South Pacific), no development is expected over the next 5 days.
Long Range Outlook: As we head into mid December, expect normal to above normal rainfall across the Southeast with a increase in potential for severe weather. Temperatures will range between normal to slightly below normal.
Weather Word of the Week: Bora. Is a regional downslope wind whose source is so cold that is experienced as a cold wind, despite compression warming as it descends the lee slope of a mountain range.
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