9/12 - 2:30pm - MSU Forecast Update

Those pop-up showers and storms around North Mississippi yesterday won't see the light of day this afternoon, leaving us with warmer temperatures and sunny skies. Tomorrow will be the same story, but Wednesday will be a transition day of clouds and a small chance for rain as a cold front approaches the region. The end of the workweek, which includes a football game against LSU on Thursday, could be a bit wet as the front pushes through. Check out your latest Mississippi State forecast in the video below:

11/15 - 3pm - MSU 7-Day Forecast

Here's your latest Mississippi State University 7-Day Forecast:


A cold front coming through on Monday night should bring us some rain and cooler temperatures. We'll progressively warm up to near 70 by the end of this week, but sunny skies may give way to some cloud cover by next weekend. Not a bad forecast overall, but be sure to have an umbrella for Monday and warm clothes for Tuesday and Wednesday.

The MSU vs. Alabama game last night ended in defeat for the Bulldogs, but ESPN's coverage of the game made it a little more exciting. If you were watching the game on ESPN HD, you may have noticed that quite a few people left the student section near the end of the game. I'm happy I stayed until the end:

(Click the image for a larger view... Green arrow indicates where I'm standing)

Yep! I was on ESPN last night, all 50 pixels of me. You really can't tell who's who from the distance they took this shot from, but it's cool to be able to point out where specific people are sitting. That's the beauty of high-definition television!

10/25 - 3:15pm - MSU Forecast

Here's your latest Mississippi State University forecast:


Sunny skies should stick around until Tuesday, when severe weather might be an issue. A squall line of thunderstorms will most likely come through the area on Tuesday afternoon or evening, packing with it some strong wind and heavy rain. I don't think this will be a tornado-type of event, but more of a fast-moving windy thunderstorm type of event. A sunny day will follow on Wednesday with more storms on Thursday and Friday. Things should clear out on Saturday after a small chance of morning storms.

The MSU vs. Florida game last night was a blast, but unfortunately MSU just couldn't outpace No. 1 Florida. Great effort though!

10/21 - 11pm - Heavy Rain!

A mid latitude cyclone is very slowly pushing east and dumping rain over a good portion of the United States. Two days of heavy rain is in store for us in Mississippi as this storm begins turning toward the Great Lakes. Flash Flood Watches have been posted for a majority of Mississippi in anticipation of the rain. The HPC's precipitation estimate gives us well over 2 inches of rain here in Starkville, but most computer models are painting a general area of near 2 inches for this two-day event. Keep the umbrella handy!

This weekend's MSU vs. Florida game looks dry and cool, with a temperature in the 60's at game time on Saturday. Go Bulldogs!



The Weather Channel made headlines this week by announcing the start of Friday night weather-related movie airings. The Perfect Storm will be the first movie in this series with titles like March of the Penguins and Deep Blue Sea coming soon. Twister may even be in the works according to the New York Times.
[Forecast for Movies on the Weather Channel - The New York Times]

In other news... I'm getting ready to do some pretty cool weather-related stuff on campus soon. More details to be announced in the coming weeks!

9/24 - 9pm - ...And the Rain Continues!

We may have missed most of the rain today, but there's still a good chance that the wet stuff could return tomorrow and Saturday. To get the word out about the rain this Saturday (during the MSU vs. LSU home football game), I made a little cartoon and put it on my dorm room door:


I'm not a big South Park fan, but these cartoons on my door are a great way to get the word out in my residence hall about the weather! Here's one that I put up yesterday:


During this final round of rain tomorrow and Saturday, we could pick up over an inch according to the HPC:

Looks like we could have highs in the lower 80's/upper 70's next week as a trough sets up around the eastern part of the nation. Here comes the cool air!