Hot weather with chance for pop up thunderstorms throughout next 7 days: SE CONUS forecast – 7/16/22

For the next 7 days, the forecast looks fairly similar most days. Temperatures will be warm to hot. For the weekend, the temperatures get warmer the further west you are in the Southeast. Looking at the map above, you can see that the projected afternoon temperatures for Sunday are higher in MS, AL, LA, and AR than they are in GA and the Carolinas. This is primarily due to a ridging pattern over the south central US and a troughing pattern in the eastern US. The trough just barely extends down into the Carolinas, but it is enough to cool down the temperatures into the upper 80s for much of the region.

Throughout most of the forecast period, the precipitation forecast is mostly showing isolated pop up thunderstorms. These are the classic summer storms that last for a brief period and then dissipate. Below is a snippet of what the radar might look like on a typical day during the forecast period.

The rain chances increase Thursday night and Friday as the environment becomes more favorable for convection. Much of the Southeast will see a fair chance of rain on Friday, which is good for the areas facing drought.

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Local Three Day Forecasts (Courtesy: National Weather Service)

Dallas
Saturday	Sunday	Monday
High: 101	High: 104	High: 104
Low: 81	Low: 82	Low: 82
Precip: None	Precip: None	Precip: None

Houston
Saturday	Sunday	Monday
High: 93	High: 97	High: 96
Low: 77	Low: 78	Low: 79
Precip: 30 percent	Precip: 20 percent	Precip: None

New Orleans
Saturday	Sunday	Monday
High: 90	High: 89	High: 90
Low: 78	Low: 78	Low: 78
Precip: 50 percent	Precip: 50 percent	Precip: 40 percent

Little Rock
Saturday	Sunday	Monday
High: 99	High: 96	High: 97
Low: 79	Low: 76	Low: 80
Precip: 20 percent	Precip: 30 percent	Precip: 20 percent

Memphis
Saturday	Sunday	Monday
High: 100	High: 95	High: 94
Low: 78	Low: 76	Low: 78
Precip: 20 percent	Precip: 20 percent	Precip: 40 percent

Birmingham
Saturday	Sunday	Monday
High: 94	High: 93	High: 92
Low: 73	Low: 74	Low: 74
Precip: 20 percent	Precip: 20 percent	Precip: 50 percent

Atlanta
Saturday	Sunday	Monday
High: 90	High: 90	High: 89
Low: 71	Low: 72	Low: 72
Precip: 30 percent	Precip: 30 percent	Precip: 60 percent