Heat & humidity hold on for now…

THIS AFTERNOON: It's a toasty one out there... most of the area will top out around 93/94. Hazy skies from wildfires and maybe a bit of a smoky smell certainly possible too. Clear weather will continue this evening, will be a good one for grilling on the patio!

TONIGHT: Mostly clear skies stick around tonight with lows falling to near 70.

EXTENDED: Another steamy afternoon on Wednesday with highs reaching the low 90’s again. Moisture increasing ahead of Laura will lead to a chance of showers and storms during the afternoon. These don’t look to be terribly widespread, but the chance will be there, especially south. We’re tracking the approach of what’s left of Laura toward Thursday and Friday. That system will make a northward push through Arkansas, and then turn east. Where exactly that happens is what determines our rain chances. The idea seems to be that areas around the bootheel will see the better bet for some heavy rain, but that wouldn’t take much of a change to slide a touch northwest. A frontal boun