Wx Worries: Watching the Gulf just in case!

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Rain chances will be decreasing during the middle of this week, but will likely return later in the week.  The risk of severe weather will remain small.  We will have to watch the Gulf for possible tropical development.

Severe weather worries?  Once today’s scattered showers and thunderstorms come to an end, we will see a few days of dry weather.  A disturbance moving westward over the NE Gulf will bring more scattered storms late this week.  While a severe storm or two will be possible, the risk will remain very low. 

Tropical worries?  The National Hurricane Center is keeping an eye on the disturbance in the Gulf.  As of right now, they indicate that there is a low chance that we will see a tropical depression form.  Whether this system develops or not, it will be the source of our next chance of rain later this week.

10-day WWI: Once the tropical disturbance clears our area, we will settle into a dry and rather hot weather pattern next week as upper-level high pressure develops over the southern half of the country.  This could bring some of the hottest temperatures of the summer so far and limit our rain chances.  Given the low risk of severe weather and somewhat normal temperatures, I will begin this week by keeping today’s WWI where it was last week.  This could go up if it becomes apparent that the system in the Gulf will develop and head this way.  Stay tuned.  Weather Worry Index for the next 10 days:  2 out of 10.