Good morning fellow weather enthusiasts. As the sun rises this morning the air has a bit of a better feel to it. Wouldn't you agree? Temperatures are lower and dew points are lower. This combination is making it feel a whole lot better than the last few days. Thankfully, this weather will stick around for a couple of days.
As expected, most of us missed the rain and storms yesterday. A few areas did have heavy rain and damaging winds. Isolated. More people went without rain in our local counties than received rain. And, that was unfortunate because our farmers and gardeners need rain.
Summer, however, is not over. The heat will start to build back slowly on Sunday and increase Monday into Wednesday of next week. I have been debating, in my head, if this next heat wave will be as bad as what we experienced on Monday and Tuesday of this past week.
Right now I believe that it will be hot - dangerously hot - but perhaps not quite as humid as this past Monday and Tuesday. This may help at least keep the heat index values a bit lower. Either way - it will be hot and those who work outdoors should use caution.
Right now it appears the mid 90s will be likely across our region on Sunday. Dew points will be on the rise, but won't be as high as they were a few days ago. Heat index readings for Sunday will be around 100 to 105 degrees.
Then on Monday into Wednesday the temperature will likely rise in the middle to upper 90s and will approach 100 (Tuesday/Wednesday). I am certain a few reporting stations will exceed the century mark (Tuesday/Wednesday). Dew points will be higher, as well. This means that the air will be quite oppressive. Heat index levels will exceed 105-110 degrees, once again. Some patches of higher readings will likely be reported, as well. Dangerous heat.
Temperatures will be a bit cooler during the overnight hours on Sunday and Monday. This will at least provide some relief. If you remember, earlier this week, our temperatures remained in the 80s even at night on a few occasions.
Your local hometown forecast can be viewed here.
After the middle of next week all eyes will turn on a disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico. There is some potential for the tropical disturbance to become better organized. If this is the case then our region will have to follow its path. The disturbance could help bring clouds and a but more moisture into our region. This would also help keep temperatures down just a bit. Plenty of time to track that system.
The latest drought monitor maps have been placed on-line. If you thought it was dry then you were correct. Officially a good chunk of our region is not officially experiencing drought conditions. You can view the national map here - click on your state for a county outline of the current drought conditions.
We need rain - let's hope the tropical disturbance moving into the Gulf of Mexico will provide some relief next week.
- Beau Dodson
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