Heat Advisory in effect as temps near 95°F; tropical moisture returns by week's end

Along the Gulf Coast, where summer has never been subtle, Baton Rouge enters a stretch of days defined by the ancient tension between heat and water — a brief pause in afternoon storms on Wednesday only sharpens the contrast before tropical moisture reasserts itself through the weekend. The numbers on the thermometer tell only part of the story; it is the humidity that transforms a 95-degree afternoon into something the body experiences as 105 or more, a reminder that climate is felt before it is measured. For the weeks ahead, the pattern holds firm: relentless heat, daily thunderstorms, and t