Stormy End to the Week

A round of severe thunderstorms that formed along a cold front to our north overnight have drifted south, weakened, and are currently impacting Webster and Clay Counties. This line of storms is moving mostly to the east so we should stay dry until the front moves south. The front is currently approaching Northwest Mississippi and will slowly push southward throughout the day. It appears as though the rain and storms will begin after 8:30 this morning. With the early arrival of the rain, I'm expecting highs to top out around 65 today.

Some severe weather is possible with this front, but this is not the ideal setup for a big severe weather outbreak. I'm not very optimistic about severe weather for our area, but an isolated severe storm is possible today. The best chances for severe weather will be to our south and west where slightly higher instability will reside. I'm actually more concerned about heavy rain with this event as storms could train along the front throughout the day. We could receive over an inch and a half of rain so be careful on you drive home this evening and if you have any plans tonight.

The warmest temperature tomorrow will be at midnight because a cold front sweeps through the area early Saturday morning. Temperatures will quickly drop to 46 tomorrow morning. Temperatures will only fall throughout the day tomorrow and temperatures in the afternoon will be in the lower 40s. Some rain is actually still possible through tomorrow morning so it will be a cold rain.

Things get really interesting late Saturday night and Sunday morning as a strong upper air low dives southeast. It appears as though there will be enough moisture present to squeeze out some light snow showers between 10 p.m. Saturday and 4 a.m. Sunday. Don't be surprised if you see patches of white on the ground when you wake up for church. I don't think this will cause big travel problems given the warm ground temperatures, but use caution if you're headed out for early services. Highs on Sunday will be in the lower 40s. Warm weather quickly returns next week with highs at least in the 60s expected Tuesday through Friday.