Happy Friday, we've made it to the end of the week! A few isolated showers and storms will be possible this evening. These should hopefully not be too disruptive for high school football as they'll be few and far between. There will be another low chance for rain on Saturday. High temperatures this weekend will be in the upper 90s and triple digits under sunny to mostly sunny skies. Low-end chances for rain will be in the forecast next week, including Labor Day weekend. High temperatures will remain in the upper 90s and triple digits for the next 7 to 10 days.
Today in weather history... On August 28, 2005, the 1 AM NHC update raised Hurricane Katrina to Category 4 intensity. By 7 AM, it was a Category 5 with winds of 160 mph. Around 10 AM CDT, a mandatory evacuation was issued for New Orleans. At 10:11, NWS New Orleans issued its infamous bulletin. The daily weather history segments come to us courtesy of the Southeast Regional Climate Center.
Also on today's show, updates on the deadly flood in Nepal as well as wildfires in Texas. Additionally, our satellite imagery of the day, showing an Ariane 6 rocket launching the EUMETSET MTG-I2 weather satellite into space from French Guiana, courtesy of the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere.
