Matt Jones

Shreveport

Meteorologist at KSLA-TV (Shreveport, LA)

Meteorologist for KSLA News 12 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Born and raised in the Mile High City and a Broncos fanatic.

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Scorching heat & severe weather threats

1 day ago | ksla.com | Matt Jones

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - A very warm and muggy night ahead with temperatures remaining in the mid 70s. It should stay quiet with just a few passing clouds. Looking ahead to Friday, we’ll be keeping a close eye on areas north of I-30 where some severe storms will be possible during the morning. The main threats with these would be damaging wind and heavy rainfall. For the rest of the region, it will be another hot, humid and dry day with highs soaring into the mid 90s.
Storms followed by much lower humidity

1 week ago | ksla.com | Matt Jones

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - A cold front will sweep southeast through the region late tonight into early Friday morning, bringing one final round of scattered showers and storms. This rain will be spotty and not everyone will see it. By noon on Friday, any showers or storms should be moving out of our far southeast parishes with sunshine returning. Behind this front, much lower humidity will arrive making for more comfortable conditions as we kick off the weekend.
Warm & humid for Thursday

1 week ago | ksla.com | Matt Jones

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Scattered showers and storms will continue deep into the night as a weather disturbance slowly pushes east through the region. Locally heavy rain will be the main issue with any storms as our severe weather threat will stay very low. Lows will hold in the mid to upper 60s. Thursday looks like a quiet day with partly cloudy skies and temperatures climbing into the upper 80s by afternoon. There will be some humidity around making it feel a few degrees warmer.
Another round of storms arrives Wednesday

1 week ago | ksla.com | Matt Jones

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - A quiet night ahead for the ArkLaTex with just a few passing clouds and overnight temperatures in the 60s. Storms return to the forecast on Wednesday as another disturbance moves in from the west. The morning should start dry, but scattered to numerous storms will develop during the afternoon with the best chance south of I-20. Severe weather is not expected out of this, but locally heavy rain will be possible once again.
Another round of storms possible late tonight

1 week ago | ksla.com | Matt Jones

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - After a lull in the stormy weather through much of the afternoon, another round of storms is expected to arrive from the west later this evening and continue throughout the night. Overall, forecast models have been trending farther south with this next round so it looks like most of this will be along and south of I-20. Right now, heavy rain looks like the main concern, but some strong wind gusts and small hail also can’t be ruled out.
Severe weather threat late tonight into Memorial Day

1 week ago | ksla.com | Matt Jones

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Scattered storms have been developing across the region thanks to plenty of heat and humidity. These “heat-driven” storms will continue for the next several hours but should gradually weaken by midnight. Very late tonight, a large line of storms will organize across Texas and Oklahoma and then begin to move into western portions of the ArkLaTex.
Storms becoming likely heading into Memorial Day

1 week ago | ksla.com | Matt Jones

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Another hot and humid day ahead for the ArkLaTex with temperatures climbing into the low and mid 90s this afternoon and feels like temperatures approaching 100. With all the heat & humidity around, scattered storms will bubble up during the mid to late afternoon and then continue into the early evening. Locally heavy rain, gusty wind and some hail will be possible in the strongest storms. Memorial Day will bring the greatest chance of rain out of this entire weekend.
Plenty of heat & humidity ahead this weekend

2 weeks ago | ksla.com | Matt Jones

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Heading into the weekend, Saturday will be a hot and humid day with highs in the low to mid 90s and overnight lows in the 70s. Feels like temperatures will likely approach 100 thanks to plenty of humidity. A few storms will be possible, especially north of I-30, but most of the region will stay dry. By Sunday, the next big cold front will start to approach from the west, but it will stay hot and humid just ahead of it with highs again in the 90s.
Hot & humid heading into the weekend

2 weeks ago | ksla.com | Matt Jones

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - A few showers and storms will attempt to move in from Oklahoma and Texas this evening, but they will quickly weaken as they approach the ArkLaTex. Overall, it will be a quiet night with overnight lows in the mid to upper 60s. Friday will be another hot day with temperatures again in the low to mid 90s. Humidity will also continue to increase, making it feel more uncomfortable during the afternoon. Quiet weather can be expected with no storms anywhere in the ArkLatex.
Storms return to some areas on Thursday

2 weeks ago | ksla.com | Matt Jones

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - A quiet and comfortable night ahead with just a few passing clouds. Overnight lows will be a little warmer than last night with most areas ending up in the low to mid 60s. For Thursday, we are tracking a weak disturbance coming in from the northwest during the afternoon. Storms will develop across central Oklahoma as a result, and a few of these will likely impact locations northwest of I-30 during the afternoon.