Elevated Fire Threat continues before heat snaps back Thursday
Wednesday is an Ozone Action Day.
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Jeff joined CBS 11 and TXA 21 in December 2010. He is the senior Meteorologist on staff and can be seen covering various shifts across the week or on the weekend evenings. He also serves as one of the primary reporters for the CBS series "Climate Connection". Jeff visits area schools weekly as part of the Weather on Wheels program.
Born in Lubbock, Jeff spent most of his childhood in Tennessee. He holds a degree in Communications from the University of Texas at Austin as well as a bachelor's degree in broadcast meteorology from Mississippi State. His master's degree in science education comes from the University of Missouri.
Jeff's broadcast career spans over 35 years. Jeff and his wife Fawn (a chiropractor in Colleyville) have two sons. The oldest is serving in Alaska on the USCGC Alex Haley in the Bering Sea. The youngest is finishing up high school and plans for a career in the Coast Guard as a marine biologist.
If you would like Jeff to come talk to your group about how changing weather patterns are changing the way we garden in this area, please email him at jaray@viacomcbs.com.
Wednesday is an Ozone Action Day.
There is still no rain in the forecast for the week ahead and the elevated fire risk continues.
No Excessive Heat Warning for the Metroplex for the first time this month and no Red Flag Warning.
There is a small chance of rain on Monday with the cold front coming through.
Winds pick up overnight increasing the fire spread risk.
With this heat and drought, a Red Flag Warning comes back into play for most of North Texas.
When a Water Utility wants to reduce consumer use of municipal water, the first place they look is at your yard.
The Excessive Heat Warning continues Monday; however, it does not include the Red River counties.
So far this August we are breaking lots of records. Not daytime highs. Nighttime lows.
Some rain chances show up Monday and Tuesday!
There is a Weather Alert for both days this weekend: Drink plenty of water, no direct sun on your skin, and take breaks in the shade or indoors.
During the summer water use across the Metroplex doubles.
This will be another week of elevated fire risk. The burn bans are in place.
Is a warming Gulf of Mexico going to make our summers even more miserable here in North Texas? Meteorologist Jeff Ray takes a deep dive into record Summer humidity.
The run of 100° days continues. So far, six days in a row is the longest streak of the summer.