NORTH TEXAS – A trio of triple-digit highs have kicked off July. In all, there have been five such days so far this summer.
For the 11th day in a row, a heat alert is in place for North Texas. Thursday will have a heat advisory until 8 p.m. Please practice your heat precautions for tomorrow during all the picnics, parades, and fireworks.
Looking at the forecast for the long holiday, Thursday is the only 100° day. Then rain chances show up.
As the heat dome moves to the east and weakens, it opens the door for a cold front to come down into North Texas. One arrives late Thursday night and lingers over North Texas through Saturday. Rain chances will start Thursday night.
The better chances are on Friday, but rain chances continue through the weekend and beyond. Yes, after no rain at DFW for three weeks, suddenly rain chances will exist every day.
Rain chances next week are very dependent on the path of Hurricane Beryl once it moves into the Gulf of Mexico. It hits the Yucatan on Friday, likely as a category two hurricane, and immediately weakens.