Forecasters said temperatures will edge upward each day this week, reaching normal by Wednesday and peaking 3 to 5 degrees above normal by Friday.
They said increased humidity will be the primary driver of higher heat indices from Thursday onward.
Forecasters said a breeze on Thursday and Friday may make the heat more tolerable in some areas. They added that outflow from scattered afternoon thunderstorms could provide localized, short-lived relief.
There was little change to the remainder-of-week forecast, forecasters said.
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
