Small Rain Chances Before Dry Again
MONDAY: Becoming Cloudy, 20% Storm Chance by Afternoon, High of 81°, Winds NE 5-10
MONDAY NIGHT: A 20% Storm Chance, Low of 64°
TUESDAY: Mostly Cloudy, 20% Storm Chance, Mostly South, High of 80°, Winds NE 5-10
THE WEATHER STORY
A system diving out of New Mexico is heading into the Lone Star State. The bulk of the heavy rain and strong storms end up in the Hill country to our south tomorrow and tomorrow night:
This system is close enough to fire up some storms for us tomorrow afternoon and evening. The rain chances are on the low side, around 20%. This system will be moving very slowly across Texas. That means that Tuesday also includes some rain/storm chances. Most of the risk on Tuesday is across our southern counties from Granbury over to Corsicana.
You can see the forecast of total rainfall puts impressive amounts in central Texas but very little in north Texas:
The weather pattern flattens and hot and dry weather returns starting Wednesday. This appears to be the theme for most of the rest of May. The Climate Prediction Center puts above normal chances of both below-normal rainfall and above-normal temperatures. Right now we are enjoying a 5" surplus in rainfall since the year started. Next three weeks could cut into that.
ABOVE: A 40% chance of below normal rainfall as the SW dries out
ABOVE: A 33% chance of above-normal temperatures in north Texas with the hottest weather centered over the four corner area. Most of the United States should have warm temperatures to close out the month of May.
