Dangerous heat continues, category five Beryl in sight

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (WAFB) – Today is going to be dangerously hot again, and there is a heat warning in place with heat index values ​​up to 115!

Today is a FIRST ALERT mix due to the heat warning, otherwise there will be a mix of sun and clouds with a 30 percent chance of showers/thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Heat index values ​​will drop somewhat on Wednesday and Independence Day, and hopefully we won’t need another heat warning.

In the tropics, Hurricane Beryl has reached Category 5 strength, this early in Atlantic history! It is expected to weaken further toward the Gulf and downgrade to a tropical storm when it makes landfall in either Mexico or extreme southern Texas.

In other parts of the tropics, the probability of 96L developing is now low, which is good news.

In the extended forecast, we are looking at decent chances of rain in the afternoon, at the end of the ten-day forecast.

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