Shelby Mason
Weekend Meteorologist
Meridian, Mississippi
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Shelby Mason grew up in the Middle Tennessee area and knew she wanted to pursue a career in meteorology more than a decade ago when the 2009 Good Friday tornado ripped through her community.
The tornado outbreak made Shelby understand the power of weather and how important it is to understand weather systems and be able to inform and alert the public.
Shelby pursued her love of science and meteorology at Mississippi State University (Hail State!) where she plans on graduating in 2021.
She’s involved in philanthropic service work both in Starkville and back home.
In her spare time, Shelby enjoys outdoor activities like golf and tennis.
Shelby is thrilled to be the newest member of Storm Team 11!
We will have sunny skies and temperatures in the upper 50′s for Martin Luther King Day tomorrow and we will continue to warm up through the rest of the week. However, but Wednesday we can start to see rain moving through overnight and we will have a rainy Thursday and Friday.
We could see anywhere from half an inch to a full inch of snow in most places, but to the south it will be more of a dusting if anything. Once our temperatures rise in the mid-morning, we will see the snow turn to rain and by the afternoon we will be in the upper 30′s and lower 40′s.
Temperatures will reach the lower to mid 60′s today with scattered showers in the afternoon, but this will be light showers and they won’t be widespread. Similar conditions will be in east Mississippi and west Alabama on Tuesday.
We will have a few showers Monday afternoon with temperatures still in the 60′s and Tuesday will be similar but dry. Wednesday we will start to see clouds and rain by the evening. The rain will be the heaviest on Thursday but we will be dry by Friday and into the weekend.
Temperatures will continue to increase for the beginning of the weekend until Wednesday. We will see a cold front passing through for most of the day on Wednesday which will bring rain and cooler temperatures.
We will be in the lower 60′s tomorrow with clear skies by the afternoon after a morning full of fog and patchy drizzle. We will be dry on Tuesday and the rain will return on Wednesday evening and last until Thursday morning.
Our rain chances are the highest tomorrow, and we will stay dry Monday through Wednesday. By Thursday more rain moves through, and even though the showers will be more scattered it will be spread out over a span of three day since the rain could potentially last until next Saturday.
Two developments in the tropics could have cyclone formation in the next 48 hours. One is off of the East Coast and has a 60% chance of formation, while the other is in the Caribbean Sea and has a 70% chance of formation.
A development in the Atlantic could become a tropical depression in the next 3-5 days.
Temperatures will start in the mid 90's tomorrow and by the end of the week we will be seeing the lower 90's due to thunderstorms and cooler air coming into the area.