Summer heat with pop-up storm chances

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – Summer heat and humidity will stick around Sunday as temperatures climb into the mid 90s. A few storms could be around through mid-morning before settling down by midday. Storms reform during the afternoon hours to provide some heat relief for the area.

In the tropics, Tropical Storm Gabrielle continues to get better organized. It is expected to become a hurricane later today and could strengthen into a major hurricane as it passes east of Bermuda. It won’t bring impacts to that island, but the Azores could see some impacts later next week as it begins to weaken. Another tropical wave could develop later in the week as it moves westward towards the Lesser Antilles.

We will see more heat and humidity to begin the new work week, but better rain chances arrive by midweek to bring temperatures down closer to 90 in the afternoon hours. Drier conditions will settle in by the end of the week.

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