BROOKHAVEN — Bright blue skies with soft cotton candy clouds and a cool breeze. Fall is back in Lincoln County with a cool front following Wednesday’s rain. According to the National Weather Service, parts of northern Lincoln County received about two inches of rain while other parts received a quarter inch to a full inch of rainfall.

Hight temperatures will be in the 80s while lows will cool off at night to the low 60s and even reaching 59 degrees Friday night. There is no chance of rainfall in Lincoln County’s forecast going into next week. Weather forecast maps show any rain associated with Hurricane Helene will be over Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida and northern Mississippi. Get out and enjoy the sunshine this week, our neighbors to the east might be jealous.

Hurricane Helene is currently forecast to slam into the panhandle of Florida with life threatening winds, storm surges and heavy rainfall. The most recent wind speed recording came in at 1p.m. with speeds reaching 110 mph. The National Hurricane Center shows there are no local threats with Hurricane Helene. Usually, hurricanes pose a risk of spawning tornadoes but there is no risk again for southwest Mississippi.

Late Wednesday night, tropical storm Isaac formed in the Atlantic Ocean where it is expected to curve north east towards the coast of Spain and Portugal.

A separate tropical disturbance in the Atlantic Ocean west of Africa has a 90 percent chance of becoming a tropical storm in the next 48 hours and seven days. According to the seven day weather outlook, the National Hurricane Center forecasts an area of low pressure could form over the southwest Caribbean sea which could lead to another tropical cyclone forming.

The Daily Leader will continue to keep an eye on the Tropics as we move through the 2024 Hurricane Season.