More Isolated Storms Today
More or less a "copy, paste" forecast for today. The high pressure system is still centered to our west, allowing weak upper-level disturbances to rotate in from the north. We expect one such disturbance to activate a few storms later this afternoon. While we don't expect a high coverage storms, any that do develop could produce up to 60 mph wind and lots of lightning.
There is also a LEVEL ORANGE AIR POLLUTION WATCH for today. The lack of wind, save around thunderstorms, will contribute to high levels of ground-level ozone. This pollutant will get to folks in the "sensitive" group...asthma sufferers, the very young, the very old and others with respiratory issues.
The upper high is forecast to stay west of Texas for the rest of the week. Eventually a cold front is scheduled to move in by the end of the week. This front will dry us out and eliminate our rain chances, but, at the same time, cool us down a tiny bit over the weekend.
WHERE DO WE STAND THIS SUMMER COMPARED TO LAST?
It's been very hot recently, but if we look at what we dealt with last summer, it puts it in perspective. Interestingly, we are actually running a bit drier this summer (thru August 6th) compared to last summer.
