90 Degree Weather Continues. No End in Sight.

13 and Counting…

We have 13 consecutive days with temperatures in the 90s.  That is not really that unusually for summer time, but it is a little earlier than normal to start running up the 90s.  Our average high temperature during this span is in the upper 80s so it has been hotter than normal.  But it always seems like the first two weeks of summer time heat always hit you a little hard than you "adjust" for the rest of the summer.  And I use "adjust" very liberally. 

There is an area of low pressure that is Texas Panhandle that will not move much over the next two days.  A front will try to work its way into Oklahoma and they may trigger a few showers and thunderstorms well north of the Red River over the next couple of days, but nothing for here.  Instead, the low will help increase the winds a little tomorrow and on Friday.  We will see south winds around 10 to 20 mph.  It will really just blow a lot of hot air around, but at least there will be a breeze.  Temperatures on Thursday and Friday will top out in the mid to low 90s.

HOTTER FOR THE WEEKEND…

An upper level ridge will be centered over North Texas this weekend into early next week.  This will increase our temperatures as we move into the weekend.  Highs on Saturday will be 99 degrees.  Sunday will see a high of 100 and Monday will see a high of 101.  Sunny skies with not much wind for the weekend, just plain hot.  Humidity levels won't be very high either.

RIDGE BREAKS DOWN…

There is some indication that the upper level ridge will break down a little on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.  There also might be a weak disturbance in the upper levels moving into the area on those two days.  This could trigger a few isolated showers and thunderstorms next Tuesday and Wednesday, but rain coverage doesn't look to promising.  I will only put a 20% chance of rain in the forecast for next Wednesday.

TROPICAL STORM ADRIAN…

This is the first named storm of the season in the Eastern Pacific.  It is well offshore of the west coast of Mexico and is expected to stay away from the coastline of Mexico.  In the Atlantic there are no areas that appear favorable for development over the next 48 hours.  But there is a large area of disturbed weather over Cuba and Hispaniola that will be lifting northward towards Florida.  No development is expected with this, but it will be monitored as we go into the weekend.