The radar is lit up this morning across portions of the state but no severe weather is expected. We did deal with a rather unexpected severe weather situation overnight across Southeast Texas. Some storms were able to pop up and become hailers. Some spots received quarter to golfball size hail. I won’t lie when I say that was fairly unexpected on my part. No additional severe weather is expected today with the strongest storms now off-shore. Radar estimates indicate almost 10 inches of rain has fallen offshore of Galveston this morning. Luckily we don’t have anywhere near that much rain indicated inland. Just before 8 AM it is almost 80 degrees before Brownsville down in the Rio Grande Valley with Amarillo and Dalhart in the low/mid 30s. The western Panhandle experienced a late-season freeze overnight with temperatures dropping briefly to 30-32 degrees. So with that we get to play another instance of pick your season! Do you want to be down in the Rio Grande Valley where its essentially a summer’s morning or do you prefer to wake up with fall weather up in the Panhandle?

With a cool front pushing south today temperatures will be on the cool side for May 2nd. High temperatures today will only top out in the 60s to low 70s across the northern half of Texas this afternoon. Folks in Southeast texas into the Rio Grande Valley will stay in the 70s to lower 80s.

This afternoon’s high temperature forecast

Tonight’s low temperature forecast looks similiar to what I’d expect to see in early April – not early May. I suppose it beats out dealing with severe storms or a humid airmass. Folks within 50 miles of the coast will bottom out in the 50s to low 60s tonight. Everyone else will likely drop off into the 40s to mid 50s. It might not be a bad idea to have a light jacket ready to go for your Tuesday morning activities. I know I’ll need one after getting used to waking up in the 60s and 70s.

Tuesday morning low temperature forecast