North Texas heat, dryness and wildfire threat increase this week
The heat index in some places could reach up to 108 degrees.
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The heat index in some places could reach up to 108 degrees.
Small hail and strong winds remain possible as the storms track southeast toward the Metroplex.
The extended forecast shows triple digits are expected for at least the next week.
More triple-digit temperatures are on the way for next week.
This pattern stays with us throughout the week, and we will continue to see an uptick in humidity.
Throughout most of the workweek, highs stay between 100 ° and 103°.
Most of North Texas will remain dry as these storms likely fall apart as the front moves south, but there is a low risk of a strong-to-severe storm overnight.
Looking ahead to Friday, the heat peaks, with highs around 104° and feels-like temperatures as hot as 109°.
The heat continues, with a heat advisory in place and feels-like temperatures as high as 109°. Those conditions are likely to continue on Thursday.
The triple-digit heat will intensify as we move through the end of the workweek.
By the weekend, we'll have a slight pattern change as high pressure shifts just far enough west that a weak front moves through.
A heat advisory is in place for Friday afternoon.
Air temperatures across the region will range from 98-100 on Thursday afternoon.
Wednesday, July 22, is a First Alert Weather Day as an extreme heat warning remains in place.
We won't see much of a change in our weather pattern throughout the workweek and into the weekend as the triple-digit heat sticks around.