KATC StormTeam 3 Weather BLOG

After a brief and albeit small respite from the heat and humidity it looks to get hotter again.  This afternoon’s longer range models are indicating the upper level ridge of high pressure may try to rebuild and expand back across the region into next week allowing for highs to push back into the upper 90s and quite possibly lower 100s especially across Central Louisiana and northern parishes of Acadiana.  Over the last few days we have been advertising slight rain chances for Friday into the weekend and into early next week, but the ridge of high pressure may expand deflecting most activity away from us…so I went with lower rain chances for this weekend.  And if the ridge strengthens the way the models are indicating today triple digit heat will probably return to the daily forecasts.  In fact, while writing this entry the GFS Model is already going with 100 degrees for the high tomorrow/Wednesday.   Other than a few isolated storms this weekend into early next week the next significant chance of precipitation may not come until the 9th or 10th of July..and that may be stretching it if the ridge expands per the model advertisement today.  Needless to say the drought will likely worsen with yesterday’s rains just buying back a few days from what appears to be more inevitable.