Rain Chances Stay Small

Typical August fare is store for north Texas over the next week. Last Sunday's mild high of 90° is a distant memory as "average" highs have returned along with higher humidity:

High pressure moves from the four-corner region out to our west into the central plains. This subtle shift in upper air pattern will bring in more in humidity than storm chances for us:

Notice that slight rain chances (patches of green) start to show up, especially in our eastern and southeastern areas of north Texas. The meager rain chances continue over the weekend as the humidity increases:

By Monday and Tuesday this dome of high pressure slips south and cuts off our afternoon storm chances:

The storm risk is highest along the southern third. There is little difference where Friday's storm chances play out in comparison to tomorrow and the weekend:

The extended forecast below shows the doldrums of the weather pattern. Daytime highs don't vary more than a few degrees from day-to-day: