Acadiana’s latest heat wave could end Tuesday with showers returning to the area in the afternoon.
That said, it’s still expected to be a very hot day and a Heat Advisory will be in effect until the evening.
Highs will climb into the upper 90s, around 96, and the heat index will hover around 108, which is still a slight improvement over the past four or five days.
Because we have so much heat built up, there is a chance that the storms that arrive later in the day could be severe.
Heavy downpours, hail and damaging winds would be the biggest threat with either storm.
Afternoon showers will continue over the next few days as temperatures return to normal for the rest of this week.
Unfortunately, looking at the long-term models, there are signs that we could be in for another heat wave next week with a high pressure dome set up over Louisiana.
In the tropics:
We are almost a month into the tropical season and there is some early activity in the Atlantic basin.
Tropical Storm Bret formed on Monday and may become the first hurricane we see of the season as it is expected to strengthen as it moves into the Caribbean.
This does not appear to have any impact on Louisiana and the storm is expected to gradually turn northward before entering the Gulf of Mexico.
Behind Bret is another wave with a good chance of development, currently NHC gives it a 70% chance over the next week, also expected to remain in the Atlantic.
It’s not common to see waves like this in June, so both storms are notable even though they won’t have any local impact.
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