Summer's familiar pattern is locking in, featuring a daily mix of heat, humidity, and pop-up storms. Hurricane season is also underway, though the tropics fortunately remain quiet for the time being.

Tonight & Tomorrow: Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms will linger into the evening hours. Activity will generally taper as midnight approaches, leaving behind a partly to mostly cloudy sky for the rest of the night. A weakening storm line could move into the area later in the night, possibly bringing spotty pre-dawn showers, but confidence in this scenario is low at this time. Morning lows will stay mild in the mid-70s.

Tuesday will also bring heat, humidity, and pop-up thunderstorms. With highs reaching the low 90s, humidity will make it feel closer to the 100-105° range at peak warming. As bodies continue adjusting to this kind of heat, keep up with water intake. Scattered thunderstorms will eventually send out some rain-cooled air, taking the edge off the heat for some neighborhoods during the afternoon.

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Up Next: On Wednesday, a weak “cold” front will approach the area and attempt to push heat, humidity, and storms south. Timing will be key, as a slower arrival would keep all of that locked in over the Capital Area. That scenario now appears more likely, boosting the Wednesday storm coverage a bit higher compared to recent forecasts. By Thursday, the front should win out, leading to a drier forecast and a slight drop in humidity for areas near and northeast of Baton Rouge. Meanwhile, areas south won’t experience much of a change — if anything, the front may concentrate pop-up storms in those spots. The effect of that front appears to diminish by the end of the week, allowing for another surge of humidity and storm chances into the weekend.