1980 No Longer Reigns Supreme
THEY SAID IT COULDN'T BE DONE…
Actually we've all been saying we hope it could never be done…but it did. Today just before 2pm we hit 100° at DFW Airport for the 69th time this year. This ties the all-time record for number of days in the triple digits set back in that infamous year of 1980. We also set a new record high today, eclipsing the old record of 100° set back in 1930.
We'll very likely set another record high temperature tomorrow as we expect temps close to 105°! And tomorrow thus we will establish a new bar when we hit 100°+ for the 70th time this year, and leave 1980 in the dust.
EXTREME FIRE DANGER RETURNS
In fact our fire danger has been elevated for quite some time, but tomorrow the threat level is raised a notch or two. A strong southwest wind will return to North Texas Tuesday…gusting past 25 mph at times. A southwest wind for us is almost always a very dry wind, and so our relative humidity will be between 15 & 25% along with the gusts. This will put firefighters on high alert over most of the state tomorrow for quickly spreading wildfires. Important reminder: burn bans are still in effect for all of North Texas.
VERY HOT THEN FINALLY RAIN CHANCES
The summertime ridge of high pressure has moved back in over Texas and that is what's accounting for our triple digit heat. Expect an even hotter day tomorrow with temperatures near 105°, which will shatter the record high tomorrow of 100°. A cold front currently over the northern Rockies will move toward the Red River by Wednesday. We will still be near 100° Wednesday with just a few more clouds in the sky…winds will still be gusty too.
The cold front will ease through North Texas during the day Thursday. We will start to see our moisture levels go up some which will allow a slight chance for a few showers or thunderstorms starting Thursday. The front will get into Central Texas Thursday night and then begin to back up over North Texas and die out through the weekend. Even though the front will not be all that strong, it will provide enough focus for at least a slight chance for storms Friday & Saturday….we're talking about 20% chance of rain mainly…so not a washout. It does appear the best chance for rain will be along the Red River and into Oklahoma. But even a little rain here and there will be welcome. High temperatures by the weekend will be near 90°.
A stronger cold front appears to be ready to impact North Texas by Monday of next week. This one looks to bring a better chance of more widespread rain and much cooler temperatures in its wake by next week. We'll be tweaking the extended forecast over the next few days.
