Good Morning! At Smithville, MS, the current temperature is 77 and it feels like 77. Highs will continue to range between 85 and 91 with lows between 68 and 74. There is an 80% chance of thunderstorms today, an 80% chance of thunderstorms tomorrow, and a 50% chance of PM thunderstorms on Saturday. At the Regional Rehab Center in Tupelo, MS, the current temperature is 79 and it feels like 84. Todays high is 88 and a low of 75 with a 60% chance of scattered thunderstorms. Fridays high is 88 with a 60% chance of PM thunderstorms.
Now, for your Severe Weather Update for the Southeast Region. There are no threats of severe weather in the longer range.
Now, for your Nationwide Severe Weather Outlook. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1) Marginal Risk of severe weather today from the North-Central High Plains into the Upper MS Valley. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#2) Slight Risk of severe weather today from Eastern Nebraska into Iowa. Primary threats: large hail and damaging winds. Limited threat: a few isolated tornadoes. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1a) Marginal Risk of severe weather tomorrow over a portion of Central and Eastern Colorado. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1b) Marginal Risk of severe weather tomorrow from New England into a portion of the Great Lakes. Primary threat: damaging wind gusts.
Now, for your tropical update. In the Atlantic, no development is expected over the next 5 days. In the Eastern Pacific, (#1) A small low pressure area located about 900 miles Southwest of the Southern Tip of the Baja California Peninsula is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. The low is forecast to merge with a larger area of disturbed weather farther West, and some slow development of that system is possible by this weekend while it moves generally Westward. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is giving this system a Low chance, 10%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours, and a Low chance, 20%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 5 days. In the Western Pacific, (#1) Tropical Storm Conson has winds of 40mph, gusting to 50mph, with a pressure of 990mbars. Movement is Northeast at 8mph. Is expected to remain at tropical storm intensity over next few days. 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), no development is expected over the next 5 days. In the Southern Hemisphere (Australian Region), no development is expected over next 5 days. In the Southern Hemisphere (South Pacific), no development is expected over the next 5 days.
