Whether you're planning a weekend hike, deciding what to wear to work, or preparing your home for severe storms, the weather forecast is essential. You might instinctively grab your smartphone and check an app for an instant weather update.

Considered the backbone of forecasting, weather balloons present a three-dimensional picture of what’s happening in the atmosphere, but now they're being delayed or scratched.

Day 6 of this latest parade of severe weather will target parts of the South. Here's our latest forecast showing where the storms may target and what threats are in play.

Another round of dangerous storms tore through the Plains Sunday afternoon and evening, the latest in a multi-day siege of deadly severe weather. Below, you can find our live updates from Sunday night,