Back into the Mid 90s
We are fully back into the summertime weather pattern. The southeastern ridge has taken hold over the area, causing rain chances to go down, skies remaining partly cloudy, and temperatures to rise. The gulf low that was over Louisiana for the last several days is finally lifting to the north, with most of the associated moisture transport over Mississippi today. This afternoon we saw temperatures in the low and mid 90s, with a few thunderstorms across the area. I think most of the rain activity will die down after sunset, with temperatures mostly in the 80s through the midnight hour. Overnight lows will be in the mid 70s for the river region. Tomorrow we will see temperatures again rise into the low to mid 90s, with only very isolated rain chances. The summer weather pattern continues through most of the week, with highs remaining in the mid 90s and the chance for a few afternoon storms. By next weekend, rain chances look to get a little better as a significant upper level disturbance moves through the central U.S., which may even result in a cold front moving through the area, dropping our temperatures and humidity in the 8-10 day range. There is still quite a bit of uncertainty with rain chances and the potential cold front next weekend into early next week, but we will continue to track this and update the forecast as we move closer to next weekend.
