Bardley's 530 Weathercast Pt. 2 8-15-21

THROUGH THIS EVENING.

WE'LL BEQUIET AFTER MIDNIGHT UNDER FAIRSKIES.

TEMPERATURES WI SLLTARTOUT IN THE MIDDLE 70S FOR OURMONDAY MORNING.EXPECT ANOTHER HOT DAY OUT THEREAS AFTERNOON HIGHS CLIMB INTOTHE LOWERAND EVEN MID-90S IN SPOTS.

ANDAS THE MOISTURE AND HEAT BUILDSUP THROUGHOUT THE DAY, THAT WILLGIVEWAY TO SOME SCATTERED SHOWERSAND STORMS ACROSS THE AREA.PRIME TIME FOR THE ACTIVITYWOULD BE DURING THE AFTERNOONANDENING HOURS.

IF YOU MISS OUTON THE RAIN, IT'LL FEEL QUITEHOT OUT THERE AS WINDS WILL BELIGHT AND VARIABLE.

PRETTYSIMILAR SET-UP THROUGH THE RESTOF THE WORKWEEK WITH ONLY SMALLVARIATIONS IN DAY-TO-DAY RAINCHANCES... NOTHING OUT OF THEORDIRYNAFOR MID-AUGUST!

BY THE END OFTHE UPCOMING WEEKEND,UPPER-LEVEL RIDGING MAY TRY ANDBANK INWHICH COULD HELP TO SUPPRESSSHOWER AND STORM ACTIVITY.WE'LL SEE HOW THAT PLAYS OUT INTHE DAYS AHEAD...ADDITIONALLY, A FULL TROPICALBREAKDOWN IS POSTED BELOW.HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

IN THETROPICS: FRED WAS UPGRADED BACKTO A TROPICAL STORM ON SUNDAY.NO RL EACHANGE IN THE THINKINGAS IT WILL MAKE LANDFALL ACROSSTHE FLORIDAPANHANDLE TOMORROW EVENING.

NOIMPACTS FOR ACADIANA.

ON THECONTRARY, GRACE REMAINSDISORGANIZED AND HAS ACTUALLYBEEN DOWNGRADED TO A DEPRESSIONWITH WINDS OF 35 MPH.MAIN ISSUE IN THE SHORT-TERM ISGOING TO BE LAND INTERACTIONWITHTHE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS.

THAT, COUPLED WITH SOME DRYAIR SHOULDHELP TO KEEP THE STORM INTENTYSIRELATIVELY IN CHECK.IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE STEEREDWESTWARD BY THE BERMUDA HIGH ANDEVENTUALLY WILL MAKE ITS WAYINTO THE GULF OF MEXICO BYMID/LATE WEEK.SIMILAR TO FRED, WHAT IS LEFT OFTHE SYSTEM BY THAT POINT, ISSTILL YET TOBE SEEN.

FORECAST HAS SHIFTEDSLIGHTLY A BIT FARTHER SOUTH ANDWEST ONCE IN THEGULF... PRETTY MUCH IN LINE TOHOW SOME OF THE MORE RELIABLEMODELS HAVE BEENTRENDING.

BELOW YOU'LL FIND ONEOF THE MODEL'S UPPER-LEVELSTEERING PATTERN FOR THE DAYSAHEAD.

UPPER-LEVEL RIDGING MAYTRY AND WORK IN ACROSS THESOUTH-CENTRAL US BY THEUPCOMING WEEKEND AND FOLLOWINGWEEK.IF THAT CAME TO FRUITION, ITWOULD TEND TO STEER THSYSTEMEMORETOWARD OUR SOUTH AND WEST.NOTE: THIS IS JUST ONE MODELPROJECTION AND NOT ANDFF OICIALFORECAST.BOTTOM LINE: WE ARE STILL IN THEEARLY STAGES OF THE FORECASTINGPROCESS, SO BY NO MEANS ISANYTHING SET IN STONE.

WE'LLCONTINUE TO WATCH THE TRENDS INTHE DAYS AHEAD AND OF COURSE,WE'LL BEHERE TO KEEP YOU INFORMED ANDUPDATED!WEATHER WRSTILL TO COME ON ACADIANA'S