Hot temperatures but slightly drier air around Sunday

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – Slightly drier air moved in overnight leading to dewpoints closer to the 70 degree mark. With northerly winds, the air won’t feel as oppressive as it has the past few days. Temperatures warm quickly and reach the mid 90s this afternoon. A shower or storm along the coast is possible, but most areas will remain rain-free today. Overnight, skies clear as temperatures once again settle in the low and mid 70s.

Monday begins with quiet weather and plentiful sunshine. Clouds build in throughout the day, but they will provide shade rather than any rainfall. High temperatures reach the mid 90s with the slightly drier air still lingering about the area.

In the tropics, we are monitoring an area of low pressure off the Southeast coast in the Atlantic. It is becoming more likely that this will be our next named system, developing within the next day or so. It would get the name Dexter, but the good news is it is headed into open waters. Two tropical waves, one moving through the Greater Antilles and the other just exiting the African coast, bear watching for development down the road with the one closer to Africa already having a low chance of development outlined by the Hurricane Center. We have plenty of time to monitor both and there are no threats to Acadiana right now.

Locally, we see a lot of hot weather heading into next week, but rain chances remain low. We pick up better rain chances towards the middle and end of the week for scattered afternoon heat relief storms. Highs will gradually back off from the mid 90s to the low 90s by Friday.

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