NO RELIEF THIS WEEK!
ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS EVENING… VERY ISOLATED…
There are a few isolated showers popping up this afternoon across areas east of the I-35W corridor. There aren't many and if you look at the radar you'll have to squint to see them. But there was one little shower that popped up over I-20 in southern Dallas County and quickly rained itself out and a few others popping up in Ellis County. We will continue to see these very isolated showers thru the evening hours but most areas will stay dry.
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE SLOWLY MOVING WEST…
Our big upper level ridge is slowly moving west. It will still be quite dominate this week, but by the weekend and early next week there may be signs of weakness in the ridge that would allow for slightly cooler temperatures. Don't get too excited… cooler temperatures meaning 98 to 102.
Like we are seeing today there will be isolated showers that pop up each afternoon and evening mainly for areas in East Texas, but like today, a few isolated showers may creep toward the metroplex. Wednesday looks to be the day this week where there might be slightly better coverage of afternoon showers, but even then I am only mentioning 10% coverage. The other days will feature 5% coverage.
HURRICANE IRENE…
Hurricane Irene is a category 1 hurricane with winds at 80 mph and has continued to strengthen today has it has moved away from Puerto Rico. The center of circulation will track north of Hispaniola, but the island will receive heavy rain. The track of Irene continues to shift east with each model run. Here is a link to an interactive hurricane tracker map from our CBS affiliate in Miami. http://miami.cbslocal.com/tropics/
Given the models continuing to shift east I would not be surprised to see this strike North Carolina as a major hurricane. But this is still 4 to 5 days away so there will be a lot of time to watch this storm.
PATTERN SHIFT NEXT WEEK…
There is indications that our upper level pattern next week will shift the ridge of high pressure farther east than at any point this summer and possibly allow for a cold front to arrive either Monday or Tuesday of next week. It is a long shot because models don't do well with pattern shifts like this that far in advance. But we will be watching the subsequent model runs this week to see if they continue to advertise such an event. If it does happen it would bring rain chances and slightly cooler temps in the 90s by the middle of next week. Again it is a long shot.
FORECAST…
TONIGHT… Very Isolated showers, mostly clear and warm. Low 85.
TOMORROW… Mostly sunny, HEAT ADVISORY CONTINUES, High of 105
WEDNESDAY… Mostly sunny, very isolated showers in the afternoon (10%), high of 103
THURSDAY… Mostly sunny. High of 104
FRIDAY… Mostly sunny. High of 103
SATURDAY… Mostly sunny. High of 105
SUNDAY… Mostly sunny. High of 104
MONDAY… Partly sunny, isolated storm chances (10%). High of 102
