Hot Days To Close Out The Month For DFW
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - A hot pattern of days in the 90s will finish off the month of May for North Texas. We hit 92 degrees in DFW on Tuesday. The warmest day so far this year has been 93 degrees, back on May 4. Last year, we reached 91 degrees on May 24 and stayed over that mark until September 5.
There is no Air Pollution Watch on Wednesday. North Texas is going to be too windy to meet the criteria. But there is a Wind Advisory is in effect to the northwest, including Wichita Falls and western Oklahoma. Winds are expected to gust above 40 mph and temperatures could reach 99 degrees. The DFW area will be windy, but should fall shy of meeting advisory criteria with winds gusting 30 to 35 mph.
These winds should stay on through the overnight hours too, heading into Thursday. Skies overnight will remain clear and temperatures should stay mild. In fact, the next three days will get very windy thanks to two strong low pressure systems that will develop in Colorado, then push out into the Northern Plains. The first will reach full strength on Wednesday night and bring about 20 to 30 mph winds through Thursday. The second low will develop on Friday to keep the winds in that 20 to 30 mph bracket.
Temperatures should drop back a bit over the weekend -- between 91 and 92 degrees -- because of increased humidity and morning clouds on both Saturday and Sunday. The upper level ridge bringing our intense heat will push east and open up the door for moisture from the Gulf. This means that the winds will shift to the south/southeast and will be vertically stacked from the surface up through 18,000 feet. This pattern brings higher humidity and usually brings morning clouds that dissipate by the afternoon.
The ridge is expected to stay intact for Monday and Tuesday, but break down a bit for Wednesday and Thursday, allowing an upper level northwest flow to take over. This should help dry out the air and ease the heat somewhat, but continue with high temperatures in the 90s, with little chances for rain.
We are running 2.70 inches below normal for precipitation for the month of May. In terms of drought conditions, we are not considered abnormally dry yet. Our spring total since March 1 is 0.72 inches above normal, with the yearly amount running 3.99 inches above normal.
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