North Texas Heating Back Up

This morning the low at DFW reached down to 64°, the coldest morning we've had since June 1st. The sunshine and low humidity allowed the temperatures to warm rapidly into the low 90's by afternoon. Dewpoints stayed in the 40's most of the day making the 90's feel so much more comfortable.

This was our first real break from the heat since the summer heat locked in on us at the start of July (other than a couple of days where the rain keep highs down). It took two cold fronts but what a great weekend of weather we've had. Just last Tuesday we had highs near 100°:

Summer took a holiday but the holiday is over. The heat returns in full force; by mid week we are back to sticky humid conditions as well:

The south winds have returned. Just like almost all of July and August (and first week of September) we'll have a sub-tropical ridge of high pressure build overhead of the Lone Star state. This means hot and dry weather will be the story of the work week ahead:

Right now it looks like a weak cold front will drift into north Texas just as we go into next weekend. Right now we'll be conservative and put in a 20% chance of storms. The front could drop deeper into the state given the time of year and bring cooler weather than shown on Sunday.