Tuesday’s Forecast:
Welcome to another week of sweltering heat! We’ll start each morning warm and muggy with temperatures in the lower-to-mid-80s. Temps will soar quickly into the 90s by lunchtime and expect 100s almost areawide, except for the coast.
Next Three Days:
The intense heat is not going anywhere anytime soon. We were in record setting heat through most of the weekend and may be extending that stretch through most of the work week. Heat advisories and Excessive Heat Warnings are in effect again today will likely be extended beyond.
Tuesday will be our 44th day this summer with a heat alert, and if we hit 100 it will be our 10th day in a row and 18th of the year. We average 3–100-degree days a year.
The other concern we’re watching is how the ERCOT grid is holding during this intense heat. While the entire area is under a Weather Watch, meaning to take care with conserving energy, there is still enough supply for the energy demand in this intense heat.
Drought getting worse:
We haven’t had rain in Houston since July 6th, over four weeks ago. Avoid burning if you can even in areas not under a burn ban. Conditions are very dry across the board and with no rain expected through the work week, conditions will get worse.
Our drought continues to grow with all of SE Texas dry. Our next update to the drought monitor will come out Thursday, August 10th. In the meantime our streak of 100 degree days continues.
10-Day Forecast:
This is the hottest week of the year with no relief expected. For more on what’s causing this heat, check out Frank’s weather blog. Please be careful working outside and drink plenty of water.
Tracking the Tropics:
The Atlantic basin is quiet for now. No storms are expected to form in the next seven days.
For up-to-the-minute alerts for the rest of our hurricane season, download our KPRC Hurricane Tracker 2 App.
