Clouds and Sprinkles Early, Sunny and Cooler Later

If you were outside between 8 and 9 p.m. last night, you certainly felt the cold front come sweeping through Starkville. Accompanied by gusty winds, the temperature fell quickly into the 60s and now remains in the upper 50s this morning under cloudy skies. Even behind the front, rain fell to just about every location around the area overnight, but amounts were generally light. In fact, only 0.10" of rain fell for the entire event at MSU, and that's to be expected with a weakening front. Winston and Noxubee Counties, on the other hand, received slightly higher totals but still under 0.50".

Skies should remain cloudy through most of the morning and a few sprinkles are even possible. The back edge of the clouds is currently over Northwest Mississippi, and this should arrive in our area early this afternoon. Skies should become mostly sunny by 2 p.m. today, and with sunshine, we should manage to top out near 70.

A trough deepens over our area tonight and will send a reinforcing shot of cooler and drier air into the area for the weekend. When you wake up tomorrow morning, you'll definitely be able to see your breath outside with a low in the mid to upper 40s. The weekend promises to be beautiful with slightly warming highs but cool, crisp mornings. This is a great weekend for a little yardwork and footbal!