A low chance for rain returns to our East Texas forecast tomorrow, and low-end chances will remain through the weekend and next week. The forecast is mostly unchanged from yesterday, only minor adjustments to daily highs/lows and some changes to rain chances as well. For the foreseeable future, high temperatures will be in the mid to upper 90s with a heat index in the triple digits. Afternoon showers and isolated thunderstorms will be possible each day, but Sunday, July 5, and Monday, July 6, stand out as days with a higher chance. Severe weather is not in our forecast; however, it is not uncommon this time of year for thunderstorms to produce winds in the 30-40 mpg range and occasionally some hail. Overnight lows look to remain in the upper 70s and low 80s through the 7 to 10 day forecast. While the rest of the week doesn't look to be as windy as yesterday or the weekend, wind gusts each afternoon will be in the 10 to 15 mph range, and that may increase next week.
Today in weather history... On this day in 2024... Just two days after becoming a tropical depression, Hurricane Beryl rapidly intensified to Category 4 intensity. The storm beat out 2005's Dennis as the earliest Category 4 hurricane in a season in the Atlantic Ocean. The daily weather history segments come to us courtesy of the Southeast Regional Climate Center.
Other topics in today's First Alert Weather Extra include an updated long-range tropical weather outlook, the July climate outlook, and an update on severe weather across other parts of the U.S. We'll close the show with today's satellite imagery of the day showing the sunrise over smokey skies from western wildfires, courtesy of the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere.
