Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continued to develop to the east of us through the morning and head our direction late morning into the afternoon.
Gusty wind and lightning will be the threats as things slowly wind down around sunset. Highs today will be in the low to mid 90s.
Today: Scattered showers and storms are expected, with a few storms east of I-45 that may be capable of producing heavy rainfall.Expect a hot and humid day with Heat Index values in the upper 90s to low 100s and an east-southeast wind between 5-10 mph. #txwx pic.twitter.com/5KWydZdjGl
— NWS Fort Worth (@NWSFortWorth) August 26, 2020In other news, Hurricane Laura continues to strengthen in the northwest Gulf of Mexico and it will continue to head towards the Texas Louisiana border... making landfall sometime around midnight tonight as a MAJOR hurricane. As of now, ut looks like Galveston and Houston will be spared the worst, but Beaumont/Port Arthur, Cameron and Lake Charles, Louisiana will suffer catastrophic damage if its strength continues to build.
Tracking Hurricane Laura In The Gulf Of Mexico
During the day tomorrow, Laura will continue to move north hugging the Texas Louisiana border causing damage and power outages as far north as Lufkin and Shreveport. With Laura's current forecast track, we will see little or no rain out of Laura unless we see a few outer bands edge in from the northeast.
Friday and Saturday will be the hottest days, with afternoon temperatures from the low 90's to lower 100's, with heat indices in the low to upper 100's for both days. Each afternoon has a chance for storms. Be prepared to go out this weekend, and look before you lock.#txwx pic.twitter.com/m3YmctlFdT
— NWS Fort Worth (@NWSFortWorth) August 25, 2020Highs tomorrow will most likely struggled to hit 90゚ due to the clouds around.
By Friday, and isolated shower storm is possible northeast of the area, but we'll look for mainly partly cloudy and hot conditions with highs 94 east to 101 west. Right now I'm keeping rain out of the forecast for the weekend, but that might change into Sunday. highs will range from 96-100 degrees. Heat index values 105-109.
Headlines:
- Scattered storms in the forecast today! With gusty wind!
- A TON of humidity through Friday.
- Thursday and Friday's weather dependent on Laura's track.
- Heating up into the weekend! Triple digits?
*Yest Rain: 0.00"; *Yest High: 95; Low: 74
*Today's Averages: High: 95; Low: 74
*Record high: 106; (1999, 2001); Low: 60: (1926)
*August Rain: 0.29"; August Deficit: <1.14>"
*2020 Rain: 33.02"; 2020 Surplus: +9.39"
*Sunrise: 6:59am; Sunset: 8:00pm
Today: Partly to mostly cloudy, hot and humid. Decent shot of showers and storms. Wind and lightning are the threats. High: Low 90s. Heat index near 100. Wind: East 5-10 mph.
Tonight: Increasing clouds and muggy. Low: Upper 70s.. Wind: SE 5-10 mph.
Tomorrow: Clouds thicken up. Cooler and windy by evening.
- Senario #1: (East track) Chance of heavy rain by evening through the overnight east of Hwy 75 and I-45. High: Near 90... A.M. Wind: NNE 5-15 mph. P.M. wind: NNE 15-25mph.
- Senario# 2 (West track): Chance of heavy rain along and east of I-35W. Chance of heavy rain and wind by evening through the overnight. High: Mid 80s. A.M. wind: NNE 5-15 mph. P.M. wind: NNE 25-35, G 45 mph.
Friday: Mostly cloudy. Slight rain chance. High: 90 east, 100 west.
Weekend: Partly cloudy and hot. Slight chance for a late-day storm Sunday. High: 95 (east)-103 (west).
Monday and Tuesday: Partly cloudy and hot. Slight chance of a storm or two. Highs: Mid 90s.
