Summer scorchers are ahead for plenty of Texans, but we all know brutally hot days can also mean dangerously strong showers and thunderstorms. Forecasters across the Lone Star State this week are keeping an eye on just that, calling for increasing storm chances throughout parts of Texas, while other areas are bound to stay dry and hot.
Texas Panhandle
After the arrival of a cold front in the Texas Panhandle, forecasters with the National Weather Service in Amarillo are calling for a round of “potential strong to severe thunderstorms” on Monday.
“Large hail will be the main hazard for thunderstorms that develop, given its source of elevated lift,” wrote forecasters on Sunday afternoon. High temperatures on Monday should fall into the lower to upper 80s. Similar conditions are likely for Tuesday, with forecasters setting the severe storm risk level to “2,” or lower-to-moderate chance across the combined Oklahoma and Texas panhandles. Large hail, damaging winds and lightning are the main possible hazards.
Dallas-Fort Worth
Meanwhile, forecasters in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex are saying locally heavy rainfall and flooding are possible through the week. The fun may start Monday morning, said NWS forecasters in DFW, with possible “strong wind gusts and heavy rainfall.” Daily precipitation chances with the outside possibility of strong winds and flooding will continue through Tuesday and maybe Wednesday, with temperatures in the DFW area to peak around 95-100 degrees.
Austin-San Antonio
A strong subtropical ridge is going to keep more southern portions of the state dry, however, as Austin forecasters are expecting low morning clouds leading to clearing and hot conditions through the late part of the week. High temperatures across the San Antonio and Austin areas should hang around 95 degrees through at least Friday.
Houston
Down in Houston, expect little in the way of rain through the week, with mostly sunny skies and daily highs right around 90-95 degrees.
“That said, heat indices will climb into the triple digits, but should stay below heat advisory criteria, expect for maybe a few isolated spots,” wrote NWS forecasters in Houston on Sunday afternoon…