Good Morning! At Smithville, MS, the current temperature is 62 and it feels like 62. Highs will continue to range between 81 and 85 with lows between 60 and 64. There is a slight chance of rain today, a slight chance of rain on Saturday, a slight chance of rain on Sunday, a 50% chance of scattered thunderstorms next Monday, a 50% chance of scattered thunderstorms next Tuesday, a 50% chance of scattered thunderstorms next Wednesday, a slight chance of rain next Thursday, a slight chance of rain next Friday, and a slight chance of rain next Saturday. At the Regional Rehab Center in Tupelo, MS, the current temperature is 64 and it feels like 64. Todays high is 88 and a low of 63 with a slight chance of rain. Fridays high is 83.
Now, for your Severe Weather Update for the Southeast Region. There is no threat of organized or significant severe weather in the long range.
Now, for your Nationwide Severe Weather Outlook. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has no threat of severe weather during the next 2-3 days.
Now, for your tropical update. In the Atlantic, (#1) Tropical Storm Ida has winds of 40mph, gusting to 50mph, with a pressure of 1005mbars. Movement is East at 6mph. Is expected to remain a tropical storm through next Tuesday and just spin around basically over open water. Not a threat to land. (#2) Disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the far Western Caribbean Sea and Central America are associated with a trough of low pressure. Development of this system is not expected during the next several days due to interaction with land and unfavorable upper-level winds. The disturbance is forecast to reach the Southern Gulf of Mexico by late this weekend, and even though upper-level winds are not expected to be particularly favorable, some development is possible early next week while the system moves Northward over the Central Gulf of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is giving this system a Low chance, 0%, 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 Eastern Pacific, (#1) A large area of disorganized cloudiness and showers extends several hundred miles offshore of the coasts of Central America and Southern Mexico. An area of low pressure is expected to form South or Southwest of the Gulf of Tehuantepec later this week, and a tropical depression is likely to form by early next week while the low moves Northward or Northeastward toward the Southern coast of Mexico. Interests along the Southern coast of Mexico should closely monitor the progress of this disturbance over the next several days. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is giving this system a Low chance, 30%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours, and a High chance, 70%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours. In the Central Pacific, (#1) Showers and thunderstorms associated with an area of low pressure centered about 700 miles Southeast of Hilo, Hawaii are gradually becoming better organized. Environmental conditions will remain conducive for development and a tropical depression could form during the next 24 hours as the system moves slowly toward the Northwest. The Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC) is giving this system a High chance, 80%, of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours. In the Western Pacific, (#1) Tropical Storm Dujuan has winds of 65mph, gusting to 80mph, with a pressure of 985mbars. Movement is West-Southwest at 4mph. Is expected to intensify into a major category 4 typhoon by Sunday then start to weaken as it heads towards a landfall in Taiwan and Eastern China between Monday/Tuesday as a category 3 or 2 typhoon. 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.
