The upper level high that’s been impacting our state the past several days has lifted off to the north and west temporarily. This will bring normal temps back into the region through Tuesday. Dewpoints have also dropped a few degrees which is making many parts of the state feel a bet less muggy than we’ve seen in awhile. No widespread Heat Advisories are in effect today, and we will likely remain under Advisory criteria for the next several days. The exception to this will be for areas just east of the Austin/San Antonio metro area where we could see heat indices as high as 107 this afternoon. Elsewhere, we’ll remain below advisory criteria for the time being. Unfortunately, the upper level ridge looks to build back in over the state by mid-week which will mean a return of above normal temperatures and decreasing chances for showers and storms.

For today, morning storms dropping south across western north Texas and the Big Country region have generated several outflow boundaries which may enhance the possibility of scattered showers and storms across west central and south central Texas this afternoon. Southeast Texas is also likely to see a resurgence of storm activity as we reach peak heating later this afternoon. Storms that develop today will be diurnally (heat) driven and will carry the threat of cloud to ground lightning and brief heavy downpours wherever they happen to pop up. Widespread severe weather is not expected. This trend for scattered pop up showers and storms will continue across the southern and eastern half of the state through Tuesday before the returning ridge of high pressure shuts down the rain chances considerably.

Highs today…back to seasonal levels this afternoon and for the next couple of days.  Enjoy it while you can as we’ll be returning to the upper 90s and 100s again by mid-week.