Weekend Vacation Spot/Trip Forecast – 8/6/26

Happy Thursday! Weekend plans ahead? Here’s a look at what you can expect across some popular vacation spots around the region. Regional Outlook Ridging will remain in control through the weekend, keeping temperatures hot with…

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08/05/26 Tropical Forecast: High Shear and Saharan Dust Halts Tropical Development

August is usually the first month that hurricane forecasters consider to be the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season. This year couldn’t be more of the opposite. According to the NHC, no tropical invests are…

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Humidity returns and so does the chance for thunderstorms: Regional forecast 8/5/2026

Howdy! Looking out the window at around 12:15pm CST, there is some cloud coverge over the region and some scattered showers and thunderstorms over southern/central Louisiana to begin the afternoon. Also, showers in northern Alabama…

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Gulf Coast Regional Forecast 08/04/26: Low Humidity Sticks Around for Another Couple of Days

Good afternoon! As of now, we are enjoying our third day in a row of delightfully low humidity. As a result, there are no storms in the main part of our forecast region. Most storms…

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Storms and Heavy Rain Target the Midwest This Week: National CONUS Weather Forecast – 8/3/26

Hey everyone! Let’s get into the national outlook for this week! Today’s Overall Setup Looking at the overall setup today, there is a slow-moving cold front draped over the central Plains into the Upper Midwest,…

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Temperatures climb back up by end of the week: Local forecast 8/3/2026

Howdy! It will be a bit dry for the next couple of days, little chance of rain. By the later half of this week, the chance of rain will increase as moisture returns and so…

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A Break from the Heat, but only for So Long – Week Ahead Forecast for South MS/LA/AL 8/3/26

We had a surprisingly cooler day yesterday and I was all for it! Upper clouds helped keep the sun away and lower dewpoints helped with the lower temperature. While we do have a couple more…

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08/02/26 Southern MS/LA/AL Local Weather Forecast: Invading Low Pressure Brings Slight Temperature Drop

Good afternoon! As I’m writing this at 3:30p CDT, temperatures are actually pretty comfortable, in the mid-upper 80s for most places, decently below average for this time of year. Heat indices are a bit higher,…

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