NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — We’re rapidly again into a standard summer season sample because the tropical wave strikes west by the Gulf. This may convey sizzling circumstances again over the subsequent few days with a warmth advisory for a part of the realm on Thursday. Count on highs of 93-95 Thursday and Friday.
Remoted storms will probably be potential every afternoon. These will probably be gradual shifting and will trigger remoted road flooding, particularly within the metro New Orleans areas.
By the weekend anticipate highs of 94-96. Warmth index values will probably be properly above 100. It does appear to be we’ll nonetheless see storms develop every afternoon however later within the day. This might additionally result in robust wind gust potential in some storms.
Within the Atlantic Tropical Storm Erin is forecast to proceed shifting west throughout the central Atlantic over the subsequent few days. Past that it’s going to doubtless begin to curve north round a ridge of excessive stress. This won’t pose a risk to the Gulf. There’s additionally a wave shifting into the southwest Gulf by the subsequent day or two. This may proceed to the northwest into northern Mexico. Possibilities for improvement are low, however even when one thing does type it will not be a problem to our space.
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