Tomorrow is forecast to be Much Cooler than today.
Forecast for Chicot
Updated: 8:20 PM CDT on July 4, 2009
Heat advisory in effect until 7 am CDT Sunday...
Rest of Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Chance of showers and thunderstorms through mid afternoon...then showers and thunderstorms likely in the late afternoon. Severe thunderstorms psbl in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. The chance of rain 60 percent.
Severe thunderstorms psbl in the evening. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. The chance of rain 40 percent.
Monday
Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms through mid afternoon...then mostly sunny in the late afternoon. Highs around 90. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
... Heat advisory remains in effect until 7 am CDT Sunday...
The ridge of high pressure that has persisted over the region will result in overnight low temperatures in the mid 70s in the advisory area ... providing only limited relief during the overnight period... thus contributing to the potential for heat stress.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A heat advisory means that a period of hot temperatures is expected. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a situation in which heat illnesses are possible. To lessen the effects of the heat... drink plenty of fluids... stay in an air conditioned environment as much as possible... stay out of the sun... and never leave children or pets in an unattended car.