Mid-Summer heat for Acadiana

Temperatures will be running above normal across Acadiana for the next several days. Tuesday is starting in the upper 70s, followed by highs in the low to mid 90s. The heat index reaches 100° to 108° through much of the afternoon. A few scattered showers and storms are possible but rain chances continue to go lower and become more routine for summer time.

As rain chances decrease the high temperatures get hotter. The 4th of July is looking extremely hot and muggy with only a few showers or storms possible.