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More Isolated Coastal Showers; Hotter Today

Temperatures this afternoon will be a couple degrees warmer than the past couple of days across Texas. That means more towns and cities will top out at or above the century mark. In terms of of heat we on’t be talking about record heat by any stretch of the imagination. We would need to be much closer to 110 degrees for the records to be in danger. Regardless it’ll be another hot day across the state, but most Texans are used to it. One benefit of the warmer air temperatures are that dewpoints are mixing out (or lowering) during the afternoon. That keeps the humidity and heat index lower. I can deal with the heat, but its the humidity that really puts a damper on my mood. The temperature forecast will be similiar tomorrow with more upper 90s to triple digit heat.

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As the seabreeze moves onshore later this morning we’ll see isolated showers and storms once again develop. The best chance for scattered showers will be in Southeast Texas. Isolated showers and storm will be possible down the coast into the Rio Grande Valley. By far most folks will remain dry today and rain chances quickly lower with inward extent. Look on the positive side. If by chance you have a shower pop up nearby you may get a quick cool off. The upper level high pressure responsible for this week’s heat and dry weather shifts into the southeast United States by early next week. We should see temperatures drop a couple of degrees with slightly better afternoon storm chances. No sign of any tropical-related issues in the next ten days. We do note water heat levels in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean are abnormally high. That is jetfuel to hurricanes and will need to be watched closely. Until the eastern Pacific Basin calms down we should continue to stay comparatively quiet in the Atlantic Basin. That will likely change in August.

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