DESOTO PARISH, La. — DeSoto Parish will see a combination of hot temperatures and scattered rain chances through the weekend before drier conditions arrive for Labor Day, according to the National Weather Service.
Wednesday will bring the highest rain chance of the forecast period, with a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Otherwise, conditions will be mostly sunny and hot with a high near 95 degrees. Heat index values could climb as high as 102 degrees. Light southeast winds will become southerly at 5 to 10 mph during the morning.
Wednesday night will be mostly clear with a low around 76.
Thursday will be mostly sunny and hot with a high near 97 degrees. A 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms will develop after 1 p.m. A 20% chance of storms will continue into Thursday night before 1 a.m., with otherwise mostly clear skies and a low around 76.
Friday will be sunny and hot with a high near 97 and a 20% chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Friday night will be partly cloudy with a low around 76.
Similar conditions are expected Saturday, with mostly sunny skies, a high near 97 and a 20% chance of showers. Thunderstorms will also be possible after 1 p.m. Saturday night will be partly cloudy with a low near 76.
A 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms remains in the forecast for Sunday. The day will otherwise be mostly sunny and hot with a high near 97. Sunday night will be partly cloudy with a low around 75.
For Labor Day, the National Weather Service is forecasting sunny and hot conditions with a high near 98 degrees, with no rain mentioned in the current forecast.
Overall, afternoon temperatures will remain in the mid-to-upper 90s throughout the forecast period, while scattered showers and thunderstorms will remain possible each day through Sunday.