Good Morning! At Smithville, MS, the current temperature is 69 and it feels like 69. Highs will continue to range between 87 and 95 with lows between 69 and 73. There is a slight chance of rain today, a 50% chance of scattered thunderstorms tomorrow, a 50% chance of scattered thunderstorms on Friday, a 50% chance of scattered thunderstorms on Saturday, a 60% chance of scattered thunderstorms on Sunday, a slight chance of rain next Tuesday, a slight chance of rain next Wednesday, a slight chance of rain next Thursday, and a slight chance of rain next Friday. At the Regional Rehab Center in Tupelo, MS, the current temperature is 69 and it feels like 69. Todays high is 92 and a low of 70 with a slight chance of rain. Thursdays high is 89 with a slight chance of rain.
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 a (#1) Marginal Risk of severe weather today surrounding the Slight Risk from the Northern and Central High Plains to Lower Great Lakes. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#2) Slight Risk of severe weather today from the Northern and Central High Plains to Lower Great Lakes. Main threats will be large hail, damaging winds, and a few isolated tornadoes. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1) Marginal Risk of severe weather tomorrow from the Central High Plains Eastward across the Midwest to Southern/Eastern New England. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#2) Slight Risk of severe weather tomorrow from Eastern Colorado East-Northeastward into Iowa. Main threats will be large hail, damaging winds, and a few isolated tornadoes. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1a) Marginal Risk of severe weather on Friday across Southern Kansas and parts of the Southern Plains. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has a (#1b) Marginal Risk of severe weather on Friday across portions of the Great Lakes/Midwest. Main threats will be large hail and damaging winds.
Now, for your tropical update. In the Atlantic, no development is expected over the next 5 days. In the Eastern Pacific, (#1) Shower and thunderstorms associated with a low pressure area several hundred miles South-Southwest of the Gulf of Tehuantepec have become a little better organized this evening. Environmental conditions appear to be conducive for a tropical depression to form during the next couple of days while this system moves slowly Northwestward or Northward. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is giving this system a High chance, 70%, 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 several days. In the Western Pacific, no development is expected over the next 5-10 days. In the North Indian Ocean (Bay of Bengal), no development is expected over the next 5 days. In the North Indian Ocean (Arabian Sea), (#1) Tropical Cyclone Ashobaa has winds of 65mph, gusting to 80mph, with a pressure of 990mbars. Movement is West at 5mph. Is expected to become a category 1 tropical cyclone for a brief time later today as continues to head towards Oman. Is expected to make landfall on the coast of Oman by Thursday as a weakening storm.
