Thursday Night Update

From Chief Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

Most of us continued with the very hot afternoons as highs were mainly in the mid 90s to around 100. Dewpoints today were in the mid 50 to mid 60s so it felt a little muggy. We also had isolated showers and thunderstorms move through the western and northern portions of the viewing area.

It looks like the upper level high pressure ridge will continue to dominate our weather for much of the next seven days keeping our highs mainly in the upper 90s. We do have a couple of chances for rainfall. There is a 20% chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms tomorrow due to the weak cold front washing out to our north around the Red River. Also, there is an upper level low that should hang around southwest Texas through tomorrow which could send some rain our way. Our other chance for rainfall comes on Monday and Tuesday. There is an upper level low off the coast of Florida that is expected to cross the state and the Gulf of Mexico before arriving in south Texas Monday. Right now our chance for rain early next week is 20%, but that could change as we approach that time period.

As I write this, Tropical Storm Chris is barely a tropical storm. Wind shear and dry air have weakened the storm. Chris could become a tropical depression later tonight or tomorrow. Sustained winds are 40 mph according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center. It continues to move westward and is 165 miles east-southeast of Grand Turk Island. We'll keep you updated on this storm.

Have a fantastic Friday!