- Tropical Forecast – 8/8/26
The Pacific is cooking up the potential for a tropical depression south of Hawaii in a few days. Meanwhile, we’ve got two highlighted areas of potential back here in the Atlantic. The National Hurricane Center has identified two areas over the Atlantic for potential tropical cyclone development over the next 7 days. The highlighted areas are overlapping…so breaking them… - 08/08/26 Southern MS/LA/AL Local Weather Forecast: Ridges to Our East and West Keeps Air Muggy and Warm
Good evening! As of now (8p CDT), we have a few storms on our radar, with the Birmingham area, the Brookhaven/McComb area, and the Monroe, LA area seeing some scattered thunderstorms tonight. These storms are pretty stationary, so if you haven’t been rained on yet, you’re unlikely to at all tonight. Stormy conditions are expected to stick around for… - 8/8 Forecast Refresh- 8/8/26
Currently, we have quite the setup across Southern MS/AL/LA. An area of high pressure over southern MS/AL has allowed warm and moist Gulf air to move in across the region, creating stronger thunderstorms across our area this afternoon. We had an elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure along the GA/SC coast that intruded into Florida this morning, which… - Regional Forecast – 8/8/26
There is an area of high pressure sitting in southern MS, which will feed the area with warm, moist air from the Gulf. This setup will allow for afternoon and early evening thunderstorms to develop along the coast. As for the southeastern coast, there is an extended area of low pressure. This will allow for heavier rainfall and thunderstorms,… - 8/7/26 – Regional Weather Forecast: pop-up storms into the weekend
Not everyone will get a PM shower/storm, but those who do could see heavy rainfall, frequent lightning, and gusty winds. This activity will also help with the heat, keeping temperatures jusstt under heat advisory criteria this weekend. Two areas of high pressure remain on either side of us. With this pattern expected to hold through the weekend, temperatures should…Read more of 8/7/26 – Regional Weather Forecast: pop-up storms into the weekend
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