Tuesday’s Weather Headline: Tired of the heat yet? Get ready for even more later this week… My eyes are still peeled on the tropics. Read on for more details.
What we’re tracking: Both upper level and surface high pressure continue to be the driving force behind our summer weather coming up. Think it’s bad here? Air temps in N Texas and Oklahoma/Kansas will reach 110+ for a few days. This heat dome will continue over us for several days keeping us in the upper 90s with some in the 100s officially. Sinking air with high pressure will ensure the land heated air stays near the ground, and with calm to very light winds, it’ll feel like an oven by late this week. There is a silver lining to high pressure though. With sinking dryer air, our dew points no longer reach the upper 70s during midday. Now, dew points hang in the low-mid 70s bringing heat indices between 105-108, which is better than last week’s 113/114. Heat advisories have not been issued yet, but I am i contact with forecasters at NWS Corpus and advisories will likely be issued soon. Clockwise revolving winds around the high pressure dome should also help push any tropical development south of the US Coast, although there are a few tropical waves out there and the NHC is watching one. For more tropical details, read below. Alert Days: <NONE>