7/7 – Rob Martin’s “Hot Friday” Thursday Night Forecast

It’s back to the heat..for now. As of 8 PM Thursday, real-feel temperatures were still near 100 degrees, with Pascagoula peaking at 110 degrees at 1 PM. High pressure will continue to shape the forecast into the weekend. As an upper level disturbance digs through the Great Lakes and Ohio River Valley, it will push a weak frontal boundary toward the area. So, expect similar weather Friday with temps and real-feels a couple degrees higher. A HEAT ADVISORY IS UP FOR STONE AND GEORGE COUNTIES FRIDAY for real-feels up to 110F. The rest of the area will be around 105 in that regard, so take it easy out there. The front nears Saturday, and as of now we’re bumping the thunderstorm chances back up to 30-40% that day.

Wind fields remain very light and shear is limited across the area, so the main concern through tomorrow will be isolated spots of very heavy rainfall. On Saturday, as the frontal boundary tries to work into the area, shear might be a little better across the northeast half of the area, but not remarkably so. Still, we can’t rule out a strong isolated storm Saturday.

Sunday into next week, there will likely be daily round of showers and storms once the convective temperatures are reached, and it’s looking wetter overall again. That’s around 90 degrees Sunday and Monday, but more likely to be in the 80s Tuesday and Wednesday. Similar to Saturday, there’ll be at least a small threat of gusty winds Sunday and Monday, but that threat diminishes beyond that point.