An isolated tornado is possible this evening and overnight

Strong to severe storms Tuesday night

COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) – A chance for severe storms returns tomorrow with storms lingering into Wednesday morning. MONDAY NIGHT: It is a calm night to build up the atmosphere ahead of the next system moving into the Deep South. Moisture and heavy clouds expected overnight. Temperatures will drop into the low to middle 60s.

Spotty showers possible for Election Day

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Happy Tuesday! It’s Election Day, and polls opened at 7 a.m. Temperatures this morning started in the lower to mid 60s, and the morning also started out with passing clouds. As we go throughout the day, we’ll deal with mostly cloudy skies with only a small chance for a stray shower or two this afternoon.

Cold Front Pushing Through Tonight

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) — A strong cold front is tracking east across the country, bringing a risk of severe storms to our area tonight. A marginal risk for severe weather has been issued across most of our area for today through early tomorrow morning. TUESDAY: Skies will be mostly...

Storms ahead, cooler days behind

A MILD START: Starting the week on a fairly comfortable note, with temperatures climbing into the upper 70s and low 80s this afternoon. Expect a mixture of clouds and sunshine, keeping conditions relatively mild for this time of year. While it may feel a little warmer this afternoon, temperatures will gradually cool off into the evening and overnight.

Rain moves out, temperatures warm up

A brief warm up will come and go Monday & Tuesday ahead of another cold front. Monday: Rain and clouds move out for Monday morning as temperatures drop into the upper 50’s. Sunshine will be abundant on Monday with highs in the mid and upper 70’s. Tuesday: A...

Upcoming rainfall will be much appreciated in our area

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Our Thursday morning has started out with mostly clear skies and with temperatures in-between the lower to mid 40s. The morning has also started out with some areas of patchy fog, so be sure to travel with caution and allow for a little bit of extra drive time on your morning commute so that you can make it to your destination safely.

Kevion's Morning Forecast: A cloudy and rainy week ahead

Not much sunshine is expected this week, as cloud cover and rain chances will be prominent for most of the week.

Scattered showers and even some thunderstorms gradually move in this weekend

For our Friday and Friday evening: We are going to see one more dry day in store for our Friday, as high pressure continues to dominate our weather forecast. We will see temperatures on the cool side overnight with most of the overnight lows in the upper 40s to lower 50s. Most of our high temperatures on our Friday will be in the unseasonably warm upper 70s to middle 80s. We will see variably cloudy to mostly sunny skies as the rule. We do need some rainfall to get out of the drought and that is just around the corner.

Rain chances returning this weekend

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Happy hump day! Our Wednesday morning started out with a few passing clouds and with temperatures in-between the upper 40s to low 50s. As we go throughout the day, we’ll stay dry and we’ll see some passing clouds with lots of sunshine to enjoy.

Finally! Rain is Back in the Forecast

It’s been a forgotten word in our weather forecasts in recent weeks. But rain is possible across Mississippi this weekend. Unfortunately, the best chance for those badly-needed showers may coincide with Halloween trick or treating. Currently, the National Weather Service is predicting a 30 per cent rain chance on Saturday, 60 per cent Saturday night and 50 per cent on Sunday in Kosciusko and Carthage. It’s pretty much the same in other parts of the local area, except the chance of rain in Durant is 40 per cent on Saturday and it’s 50 per cent Saturday night in Philadelphia.

Keeping an eye on Halloween weekend rain chances

TODAY: Highs will reach the mid-to-upper 70s under partly cloudy skies with a light easterly breeze. Lows will drop into the upper 40s under mostly cloudy skies. ABOVE-AVERAGE TEMPERATURES: Temperatures will remain in the mid-to-upper 70s throughout the week, exceeding the seasonal average in the low 70s. Highs are expected to reach the low 80s by Wednesday or Thursday. Highs could drop into the low 70s heading into the weekend due to cloud cover and rain chances.

No chances for rain for the next few days but that changes this weekend

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Our Tuesday morning started out with a few passing clouds and with temperatures in the mid to upper 40s. As we go throughout the day, we’ll stay dry and we’ll see some passing clouds with lots of sunshine to enjoy. Temperatures this afternoon will...

Not much rain over the next 10 days, if any

Not much change in the forecast for the next several days

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Happy Hump Day! Our Wednesday morning started out with mostly clear skies and with temperatures in the lower 40s. As we go throughout the day, we’ll continue to see mostly clear skies so we’ll have lots of sunshine to enjoy. Temperatures this afternoon will...

Drought forces tree farm to adapt ahead of holidays

AMORY, Miss. (WTVA) – The drought is impacting an iconic holiday decoration. Farmers at Worthey Tree Farm in Amory are adapting how they care for Christmas and evergreen trees as drought conditions continue across Mississippi. The farm is using a mist tractor to water trees. Some trees have been...

11-acre woods fire contained in west Pontotoc County

TOCCOPOLA, Miss. (WTVA) - Multiple fire departments and the Mississippi Forestry Commission responded to an 11-acre woods fire near Highway 334 in Toccopola. The smoke was large enough to be picked up on radar. Dry conditions and high winds allowed the fire to spread quickly and jump the road at one point.

Red flag warnings in effect for some counties

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WTVA) – Red flag warnings are in effect for some counties in northeast Mississippi. A red flag warning means that the threat of fires is extremely high. They can spread rapidly. The combination of dry weather, low humidity, and windy conditions creates an environment in which one...