BROOKHAVEN — National Weather Service in Jackson forecasts sunshine, a nice cool breeze and a high of 88 for Saturday’s 50th Ole Brook Festival. Cooler temperatures are expected to follow in the coming week as well.

There continues to be a 20 percent chance of showers Friday afternoon. Temperatures should reach 84 degrees today before dropping to a low of 67. Wind will be around 5 to 1o mph tonight and going into Saturday.

NWS Jackson forecasts the 5 to 10 mph wind to continue Saturday. Wind will be blowing out of the east/northeast.

Sunday and Monday are forecast to be sunny with highs of 87 and 86. The same 5-to-10 mph wind will continue to cool things off. Monday night’s low will drop to 58 as a cool front moves in and highs will then be below 80 degrees for Tuesday through Thursday. Wednesday’s night low will drop to 55 degrees.

Out in the tropics, Hurricane Kirk is now starting to weaken but is considered a major hurricane with Cat. 4 winds. Kirk is forecast to hook towards Europe where it could have tropical storm strength. According to the National Hurricane Center, the storm could cause large swells to reach the eastern US coast by Sunday.

Tropical Storm Leslie continues to grow in strength. Leslie is located in the Atlantic Ocean 10 degrees north of the equator. Forecasts show Leslie continue to head westward and northwestward as it eventually strengthens to a hurricane. However, Kirk may have left a cold wake and drier air which could cause Leslie to stop gaining strength. It is unknown what impacts Leslie could have on the US.

Forecasts for tropical activity in the gulf look a little more favorable for a tropical cyclone to form. According to the NHC, there is now a 40 percent chance of Tropical Cyclone formation in the next 7 days. Formation chances depend largely on if the area of low pressure expected to form this weekend remains separate from a frontal boundary expected to extend across the Gulf of Mexico next week.

The Daily Leader will continue to provide updates on tropical cyclone development and weather.