Some good news and some bad news. The good news is that if you want to make breakfast for dinner tonight, you can probably fry an egg on the pavement, and bake bread in the back window of your car.
The bad news is it will be hot enough to attempt those things.
Heat Index values will be in the 110-degree range today for most of the area. The National Weather Service has a mixture of Heat Advisories and Excessive Heat Warnings out for the area. Some counties have neither.
I’ll be honest here, don’t worry about which one is in effect for your area. It doesn’t really matter. It is going to be just as hot in Waynesboro as it is in Poplarville. And there will be a minimal difference between Magee and Lucedale.
So if you live in Petal and you’re under a Heat Advisory, but in Richton your not, don’t think that if you take a trip down the road, all the sudden it will be cooler. It won’t.
Make sure you drink plenty of water today, take plenty of breaks if you ahve to be outside, and check on folks who don’t have easy access to air conditioning.
And if you want to know if there are places to go with AC to cool down, I have just the place… Your local library!
Also of note, I don’t have any graphics to share today. I’m swamped with work this morning and didn’t get a chance to build them out.
Day-to-Day Forecast
Today
Mostly sunny and hot with a 30-percent chance for an afternoon storm. Highs in the mid 90s. Heat Index values around 110.
Tonight
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
Friday
Mostly sunny and hot. Highs in the upper 90s. Heat Index values around 110.
Friday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
Saturday
Passing clouds and hot again with a 30-percent chance for an afternoon storm. Highs in the upper 90s. Heat Index values between 105 and 110.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
Sunday
Mostly sunny with a 40-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Heat Index values around 105.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
Monday
Mostly cloudy and “cooler” with a 70-percent chance for showers and storms. Highs around 90.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy with a chance for storms. Highs around 90. The chance of rain 50-percent.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
Wednesday
Partly cloudy with afternoon storms possible. Highs in the low 90s. The chance of rain 40-percent.
Many thanks, Nick! Your usual attention to detail is great. This heat is really dangerous for folks without access to air conditioning.