- Humidity, Heat, Afternoon Thunderstorms, The Endless Loop: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather forecast – 8/16/2026
Mother Nature is throwing August at us in full force. A long duration ridging pattern remains entrenched over our region locking us into an endless cycle of extreme heat and humidity with little relief from afternoon pulse storms. Surely this ridge will break down but the question is when. Heat like this is significantly more dangerous when it persists… - Quiet Here, Wild in Hawaii- 8/16/26 Tropical Forecast
Earlier this week, the National Hurricane Center was tracking three separate tropical disturbances in the Atlantic, with one of them briefly carrying a high (around 70–80%) chance of becoming a tropical cyclone. As of today, the National Hurricane Center is not monitoring any tropical disturbances, and no tropical cyclone formation is expected across the Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, or Gulf…Read more of Quiet Here, Wild in Hawaii- 8/16/26 Tropical Forecast
- More August weather for the region: Forecast refresh – 8/16/2026
Howdy! Looking out the window (around 12:00pm CT), there is a bit of cloud coverage near the coast of Mississippi and along the coast of Louisiana. A couple of showers are occurring near the coasts in the gulf, but the main thing for today are the heat advisories that are out for the majority of the region. No change…Read more of More August weather for the region: Forecast refresh – 8/16/2026
- Gulf Coast Regional Forecast 08/16/26: High Pressure Associated Extreme Temperatures Stubbornly Stick Around
Good morning! Our radar is looking pretty empty right now, with no storms of any kind throughout our region. Throughout the day, the radar will fill up some, but not very much. We’re expecting a few sea breeze storms today in areas mostly closer to the coastline. The area between New Orleans and Mobile looks to be the place… - Tropical Forecast – 8/15/26
Currently, the Atlantic Ocean has one area to watch: Tropical Disturbance Two in the central tropical Atlantic. Tropical Disturbance One has a near 0% chance of formation over the next week, so I will focus on Tropical Disturbance Two. Disturbance Two has a 10% chance of formation over the next week. A tropical wave midday between the Cabo Verde…
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