North MS Local Forecast: Good Morning! At Smithville, MS, the current temperature is 25 and it feels like 25. Freeze Warning remains in effect for North MS until 9am this morning. Highs will continue to range between 50 and 64 with lows between 29 and 48. There is an 80% chance of showers on Friday, an 80% chance of rain on Saturday, a 70% chance of rain on Sunday, a 40% chance of showers next Monday, and a slight chance of rain next Wednesday. At the Regional Rehab Center in Tupelo, MS, the current temperature is 24 and it feels like 24. Todays high is 55 with a low of 30. Tuesdays high is 60.
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 around December 4th-6th. There could be a threat of winter weather around December 7th-8th.
Severe Weather Outlook (Nationwide): Now, for your Nationwide Severe Weather Outlook. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has no risk of severe weather over the next 2-3 days.
Tropical Update: Now, for your tropical update. In the Atlantic, no development is expected over the next 5 days. In the Eastern Pacific, (#1) Showers and thunderstorms associated with a low pressure system located about 425 miles South of Acapulco, Mexico, have increased and become more concentrated than yesterday. Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for additional development, and a tropical depression is expected to form several hundred miles South or Southwest of the Southern coast of Mexico during the next day or so while the low moves generally Westward at about 15mph. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is giving this system a High chance, 90%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours, and a High chance, 90%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 5 days. In the Central Pacific, no development is expected over the next 5 days. In the Western Pacific, (#1) Typhoon In-fa has winds of 105mph, gusting to 125mph, with a pressure of 955mbars. Movement is West-Northwest at 10mph. Is expected to maintain typhoon intensity through tomorrow then dissipate by late Friday/early Saturday. Not a threat to land. 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), (#1) Tropical Cyclone Annabelle has winds of 70mph, gusting to 85mph, with a pressure of 986mbars. Movement is Southeast at 14mph. Expected to dissipate by Wednesday. Not a threat to land. 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 late November/early December, expect normal to above normal rainfall across the Southeast with a increase in potential for both severe and winter weather. Temperatures will range between normal to slightly below normal. May see one to two more tropical threats going through late November.
Weather Word of the Week: Freeze Warning. Is issued during the growing season when surface temperatures are expected to drop below freezing over a large area for an extended period of time, regardless whether or not frost develops.
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