Stalled System Begins Move For North Texas
Although it as been pretty quiet across North Texas, the present weather pattern has been a bit complex. That's because an area of energy has been lingering over Southeast Texas and Louisiana trapped between two high pressure systems. The graphic below illustrates the ridges of high pressure to our west and east. The disturbance is responsible for dumping as much as 12-16 inches of rain for areas around Houston.
As the pattern shifts into the weekend, the upper level energy reprented by the red dashed line will slowly work westward across the state and trigger afternoon storms Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The best chances are over the weekend with the energy likely pushing into West Texas by Monday.
Next week, as the ridge rebuilds into the Central & Southern Plains model guidance indicates that temperatures will push near 100 degrees again or possibly hotter by Thursday and Friday.
Afternoon into early evening showers and storms are possible Saturday across mainly the eastern half of North Texas. There is the potential for a few of the storms to become strong enough to produce 40-50 mph wind gusts along with lightning and heavy rainfall. The rain chances are 20 percent. High near 96. Winds: SE 5-15 mph.
Again on Sunday, afternoon into early evening showers and storms are possible for most of North Texas. And again, there is the potential for a few of the storms to become strong enough to producegusty winds, lightning and brief heavy rainfall. The rain chances are 20 percent. High near 95. Winds: SE 5-15 mph.
