Weekly Weather Briefing Slides - August 19, 2pm CDT

Click HERE for the slides for today's weekly weather briefing.

Main Takeaways:

• Heat will be the main impact through the weekend with dangerous heat conditions expected Friday and Saturday

• Rain chances increase Monday through Wednesday, helping provide relief from the heat as well.

• Tropics are active but no local impacts are expected in the near-term 

A recording of today's webinar will be available within the next 20-30 minutes on our partner YouTube playlist, which you can access here: Partner Briefings - YouTube

If you have any questions or need more information, please do not hesitate to contact our office by phone at 985-649-0429 or 504-522-7330. Use extension 4 to speak with a forecaster. You can also reach us by email. Reply to this email or use the sr-lix.forecasters@noaa.gov email address to be sure your email reaches the people who are on shift at the office.

Regards,
Mike Efferson
Meteorologist
NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge