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Special Weather Statement

Rest of the Week

Fairly typical August weather will continue as highs climb into the low to mid 90s and lows dip into the 70s. Isolated to widely scattered showers and storms will fire up each afternoon providing a brief break from the heat. Humidity will gradually increase through the week resulting in higher heat index values of 100 to 105 by Friday and Saturday.

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Location	Time (CDT)	Weather	Vsby. (SM)	Temp. (ºF)	Dewpt. (ºF)	Hum. (%)	Wind (mph)	Wind Chill / Heat Index (ºF)	Pres. (in)
Baton Rouge LA	17:03	Thunder \ Lightning Observed	10	93	70	47	SW 15G21	99 [HI]	30.01
Biloxi MS	15:55	Clear	10	93	75	56	SSW 15	105 [HI]	29.99
Gulfport MS	16:53	Lightning Observed	10	89	76	65	VRB 7	100 [HI]	30.00
Hammond LA	16:55	Lightning Observed	10	86	71	60	SW 9	91 [HI]	30.01
Houma LA	15:47	Clear	7	87	75	66	SSW 5	96 [HI]	30.04
McComb MS	16:53	Lightning Observed	10	96	64	35	CALM	98 [HI]	30.00
New Orleans LA	16:53	Mostly Cloudy	8	78	74	87	SW 7	-	30.03
Slidell La	16:53	Lightning Observed	10	86	75	69	SW 6	95 [HI]	30.01