Monday Evening Update

From Chief Meteorologist Brandon Rector...

The heat continued for us today with the center of the upper level high pressure ridge to our northeast in southern Oklahoma and north Texas. Highs in the Big Country were mainly in the mid to upper 90s with Brownwood reaching 100 this afternoon.

We will continue to see hot and dry conditions over the next couple of days due to the ridge remaining close to the region. Highs should be in the mid to upper 90s with a few locations possibly reaching 100 tomorrow.

Changes are on the way as we head into Thursday and Friday. There is a tropical disturbance currently sitting between Cuba and the Yucatan Pennisula. It is expected to make its way northwestward towards Texas and could be along the coast as early as Wednesday. Conditions are becoming favorable for the system to develop into a tropical disturbance over the next day or two. As of now the path of this system should be over south Texas, however, we could see some showers and thunderstorms in our area late Thursday through early Saturday because of it. Our best chance for rain looks to be on Friday at 30%. Highs during this time period will be in the low 90s, but it could be cooler depending on the amount of cloud cover and rain that we receive.

Sunday and next Monday are expected to be dry with highs in the low to mid 90s.

The tropics are definitely becoming active. We are also keeping an eye on tropical depression 4 that is in the Atlantic Ocean right now. It is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm over the next couple of days. The depression is currently located about 1780 miles east of the Lesser Antilles so it way out there for now. We have plenty of time to watch its movement over the coming week.

Have a terrific Tuesday!