Rob Perillo

More scattered showers and thunderstorms remain in the forecast for Acadiana Thursday holding temperatures down, while there is more encouraging news regarding this hurricane season. Expect any activity across the area to dissipate this evening with activity firing up again Thursday...chances of getting wet are set to be near 50-60% Thursday but should drop some Friday into the weekend.

The chance and coverage of scattered afternoon showers and typical summer thunderstorms should improve over the next couple of days for Acadiana, giving us some relief from the heat, but not so much the humidity. High pressure aloft is expected to weaken a little through Thursday allowing for roughly a 40% chance of afternoon storms for Wednesday, and 40-50% Thursday.

Acadiana will continue to experience the hot summer weather pattern into the weekend, but some storms Saturday night may lower the furnace slightly for Sunday. In the near term, expect highs Friday and Saturday to top out in the mid-90s while rain chances remain minimal. Heat index values during the afternoon will be in the 102°-108° range through Saturday.