The front will keep rain the focus through this evening and into the day on Tuesday. The benefit will be temperatures while still very warm near long term averages around 90 we should avoid the sweltering heat indices or feels like temperatures of the past week.
Monday into Tuesday the rain should be more widespread as a front pushes south into the area. Rain coverage will increase with most areas getting in on a few storms.
Sunday expect similar conditions with enough energy around to produce some storms. There will be plenty of moisture to work with, but the later in the say storms begin the higher temperatures and heat indices can soar.
A hot day with excessive heat warnings in effect. There is one caveat! A low off of SE Louisiana is blowing clouds over the area and will hopefully keep the temps down a couple of degrees.
Extremely hot weather is expected today and Saturday. Highs will reach the upper 90s to near 100 in spots that don’t see a storm. The heat index could top 108 degrees.Sunday will still be quite hot, but storms may start earlier in the day which could shave a couple of degrees off the thermometer.
Heat advisories continue today with highs in the mid 90s and heat index values expected to reach 105-110 during the afternoon. Spotty storms will be possible, but they won’t provide widespread heat relief.
It’s the climatological hottest part of summer and no surprise here, Mother Nature is bringing the hottest stretch of weather we have seen to this point.
High pressure is building across the Gulf Coast increasing temperatures and lowering rain chances. Only a few spotty storms are still possible today with little to no rain on Friday.
A trough to our north will sink south squeezing the Gulf moisture across the coast and picking up coverage for the next several days. It looks like more wet weather with the possibility of heavy down pours and isolated flooding storms through the middle of the week.
The same pattern continues into the beginning of the weak. Another weak trough dips south over the next couple of days increasing rain coverage even more. We will have to continue to monitor heavy storms as we move about the area to avoid street flooding. Use the Fox 8 weather app to check radar for a quick update on your location.
The summer heat and summer storms pattern will continue today through the weekend. Highs will top out in the low 90s for most, and it could feel like the upper 90s to near 100 during the afternoon. Any storm is capable of being a downpour with lightning and gusty winds.
The summer heat and summer storms pattern will continue today through Sunday. Highs will top out in the low 90s for most, and it could feel like the upper 90s to near 100 during the afternoon.
The next several days will see similar coverage with many dry breaks and some sunshine. Temperatures ticked up a few degrees with the extra sunshine. Many locations topped out right near the long term average of 91. Lots of moisture and humidity keep overnight temperatures mild in the upper 70s.
