Shreveport Area Under Oppressive Heat Advisory Through Wednesday

Apparently the heat we have seen in the Northwest Louisiana/East Texas area over the last few days has only been a dress rehearsal for what Mother Nature has in store for us over the next few days.

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In a Hazardous Weather Outlook for the immediate Arklatex area, the NWS is warning that things are about to get hot; dangerously hot.

Forecasters say that hot and humid conditions will continue this afternoon as temperatures climb into the mid to upper 90s areawide. When combined with the high humidity, heat indices will range from 105-109 degrees areawide.

Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible today, mainly across Southeast Oklahoma, Southwest Arkansas and portions of Northern and Northeastern Louisiana along a weak surface front. Adequate shear and instability will be present for the potential for isolated strong to severe thunderstorms to redevelop over these areas.

Looks Like The Heat Is Here For Most Of This Week

The National Weather Service goes on to warn that the heat is here to stay with the current Heat Advisory in effect through the day Wednesday until 7:00 pm across the entire Four State Region.

Forecasters also caution us to look for this Heat advisory to likely be expanded to include the remainder of the work week and perhaps into at least the first half of the upcoming weekend.

Thunderstorms are back in the forecast for portions of the Four State Region for Saturday Night through Monday of next week.